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Female Piety in Puritan New England : the Emergence of Religious Humanism.

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Porterfield, Amanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (218 pages)
ISBN:9780195361773
0195361776