Saints, Sinners and Reformers
The Burned-Over District Re-Visited
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Part One
Western New York before the
Waves of Enthusiasm and Reform
I. The Iroquois Dilemma:
II. Early Settlements in Western New York:
Part Two
Western New York:
Religious Enthusiasm and Its Aftermath
I. Celibacy and Communal Life:
II. Religion on the Frontier of Western New York:
III. Perfectionism, Communal Living, and Sexual Innovation:
IV. Secular and Artistic Reforms:
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