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Religious persecution and political order in the United States /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, David T. (Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
Subjects:
United States > Religion > History.
Persecution > United States.
Freedom of religion > United States.
Religion and politics > United States.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Religious freedom and persecution in America: a theoretical overview
  • Joseph Smith and the rise of Mormonism
  • The federal response to Mormonism
  • Jehovah's Witnesses and the flag salute, 1870-1940
  • Mass violence against Jehovah's Witnesses, 1940-1942
  • The Catholic experience in America
  • The Jewish experience in America
  • The Islamic experience in America.