Flashes of a Southern Spirit: Meanings of the Spirit in the South

by Charles Reagan Wilson

Book Overview

Flashes of a Southern Spirit explores meanings of the spirit in the American South, including religious ecstasy and celebrations of regional character and distinctiveness.

Charles Reagan Wilson sees ideas of the spirit as central to understanding southern identity. The South nurtured a patriotic spirit expressed in the high emotions of Confederates going off to war, but the region also was the setting for a spiritual outpouring of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820338303
• ISBN13: 9780820338309
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"