American Fanatics by Jeffrey Wheatley (Paperback Book)

Name: American Fanatics by Jeffrey Wheatley (Paperback Book)
Brand: New York University Press

New York University Press

Shows how religious fanaticism became a tool used to police subversive and targeted religions at home and abroad\nIn 1822, Thomas Jefferson wrote that the \""atmosphere of our country is unquestionably charged with a threatening cloud of fanaticism.\"" Indeed, during the nineteenth century the United States was full of radical theologies, messiahs, utopian dreams, passionate exhortations, and sacred violence. This book seeks to uncover the history, rationales, and effects of understandings of religious fanaticism, and how the term was wielded to describe and denigrate a diverse array of religious groups in the United States. \nAmerican Fanatics traces the development and popularization of religious fanaticism \u2013 a precursor to today's categories of religious terrorism, radicalism, and extremism \u2013\n\nAmerican Fanatics\nReligion, Rebellion, and Empire in the Nineteenth Century\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal M;