The Irony of Southern Religion
- ISBN-10
- 0820425842
- ISBN-13
- 9780820425849
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 118
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Pub Incorporated
- Author
- John B. Boles
Description
Over the last three decades scholars have rediscovered the religious dimension of the Old South's history.
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