Spirit Possession and Popular Religion
Garrett, Clarke (Professor Emeritus, Dickinson College)
The description is outstanding. Nowhere else can one find such a succinct and eminently readable account that places Shakerism in its broadest context. Garrett makes character and personality come alive throughout the book, from the Prophets' strange gyrations to Mother Ann Lee's drinking problem."--Journal of American History"The most successful study yet written of transatlantic spiritual enthusiasm in the century of the Enlightenment."--Jon...