| Description |
1 online resource (x, 207 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Religion in America series
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Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Overview and Method; 1. Eros, Conscience, and the Making of Puritan Society; 2. Female Piety in the Lives of Thomas Hooker, Thomas Shepard, and John Cotton; 3. Anne Hutchinson, Anne Bradstreet, and the Importance of Women in Puritan Culture; 4. The Rise and Fall of Female Piety as a Symbol of New England; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This treatise documents the claim that, for Puritan men and women alike, the ideals of selfhood were conveyed by female images. It argues that these images taught self-control, shaped pious ideals and established the standards against which the moral character of real women was measured. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Puritans -- New England.
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Puritans. |
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New England. |
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Women in Christianity -- New England.
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Women in Christianity. |
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Identification (Religion) -- History of doctrines.
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Identification (Religion) -- History of doctrines. |
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Identification (Religion) |
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Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
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Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines. |
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Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Spirituality -- New England -- History.
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Spirituality. |
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History. |
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Spirituality -- Puritans -- History.
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Spirituality -- Puritans. |
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New England -- Church history.
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Church history. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Porterfield, Amanda, 1947- Female piety in Puritan New England. New York : Oxford University Press, 1992 (DLC) 91008985 |
| ISBN |
0195068211 (alkaline paper) |
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9780195068214 (alkaline paper) |
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9780195361773 (electronic book) |
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0195361776 (electronic book) |
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