Faith in the Great Physician Suffering and Divine Healing in American Culture, 1860-1900 /
Heather D. Curtis.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 269 p.) : ill. ;
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-259) and index.
A thorn in the flesh : pain, illness, and religion in mid-nineteenth-century America -- Resisting resignation : the rise of religious healing in the late-nineteenth century -- Acting faith : the devotional ethics and gendered dynamics of divine healing -- The use of means : divine healing as devotional practice -- Houses of healing : sacred space, social geography, and gender in divine healing -- The Lord for the body, the gospel for the nations : divine healing and social reform.
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9781421402017 1421402017
Religion and Psychology--United States. History, 19th Century--United States. Faith Healing--history--United States. Spiritual healing--History--United States--19th century.