| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xxxiv, 417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Library of religious biography |
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Library of religious biography.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the revised edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Introduction: The historian as heretic / by Jonathan M. Butler -- A prophetess is born -- In sickness and in health -- The health reformers -- Dansville days -- The western health reform institute -- Short skirts and sex -- Whatsoever ye eat or drink -- Fighting the good fight -- Afterword: Ellen White on the mind and the mind of Ellen White / by Ronald L. Numbers and Janet S. Numbers. |
| Summary |
"Historian of science Ronald Numbers here examines one of the most influential, yet least examined, religious leaders in American history - Ellen G. White, the enigmatic visionary who founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Numbers scrutinizes While's life (1827-1915), from her teenage visions and testimonies to her extensive advice on health reform, which influenced the direction of Adventism."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
White, Ellen Gould Harmon, 1827-1915.
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Women health reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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Diet.
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Hydrotherapy.
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Medicine -- Religious aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780802803955 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0802803954 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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