{"product_id":"9781588345929","title":"Objects of Devotion: Religion in Early America","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eManseau, Peter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ci\u003eObjects of Devotion: Religion in Early America\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of  religion in the United States through the material culture of diverse  spiritual pursuits in the nation's colonial period and the early  republic. The beautiful, full-color companion volume to a Smithsonian National  Museum of American History exhibition, the book explores the wide range  of religious traditions vying for adherents, acceptance, and a prominent  place in the public square from the 1630s to the 1840s. The original  thirteen states were home to approximately three thousand churches and  more than a dozen Christian denominations, including Anglicans,  Baptists, Catholics, Congregationalists, Lutherans, Methodists,  Presbyterians, and Quakers. A variety of other faiths also could be  found, including Judaism, Islam, traditional African practices, and  Native American beliefs. As a result, America became known throughout  the world as a place where, in theory, if not always in practice, all  are free to believe and worship as they choose. The featured objects  include an 1814 Revere and Sons church bell from Salem, the Jefferson  Bible, wampum beads, a 1654 Torah scroll brought to the New World, the  only known religious text written by an enslaved African Muslim, and  other revelatory artifacts. Together these treasures illustrate how  religious ideas have shaped the country and how the treatment and  practice of religion have changed over time. \u003ci\u003eObjects of Devotion\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes how religion can be understood through the objects, both rare  and everyday, around which Americans of every generation have organized  their communities and built this nation.","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214358442239,"sku":"9781588345929","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781588345929_s600x595.jpg?v=1775590533","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781588345929","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}