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The Lord for the body : religion, medicine and Protestant faith healing in Canada, 1880-1930 / James Opp.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 36.Publication details: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2005.Description: 1 online resource (x, 274 pages) : illustrations, portraitsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773574465
  • 0773574468
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lord for the body.DDC classification:
  • 234/.131/0882804 22
LOC classification:
  • BL65.M4 O67 2005eb
NLM classification:
  • 2006 J-198
  • WB 880
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Bodily knowledge -- The prayer of faith -- A respectable movement -- Marching to Zion -- Pentecostal power -- Revivals and reactions -- Exposing the body.
Review: "The Lord for the Body explores the ways constructions of the body, gender, and social space informed the cultural practice of Protestant faith healing in Canada. From newspaper accounts to criminal proceedings, James Opp traces the reactions of ministers, doctors, and state authorities, who denounced faith healing as dangerous to spiritual and physical health. Undaunted by such attacks, the faithful continued to seek healing through prayer, a practice that operated as a powerful devotional observance and a point of resistance to modern medicine."--Jacket

Limited edition of 350 copies (Hardcover); Limited edition of 288 copies (Paperback).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Bodily knowledge -- The prayer of faith -- A respectable movement -- Marching to Zion -- Pentecostal power -- Revivals and reactions -- Exposing the body.

"The Lord for the Body explores the ways constructions of the body, gender, and social space informed the cultural practice of Protestant faith healing in Canada. From newspaper accounts to criminal proceedings, James Opp traces the reactions of ministers, doctors, and state authorities, who denounced faith healing as dangerous to spiritual and physical health. Undaunted by such attacks, the faithful continued to seek healing through prayer, a practice that operated as a powerful devotional observance and a point of resistance to modern medicine."--Jacket