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The Presbyterians of Ulster, 1680-1730 /
By 1700, Presbyterians formed the largest Protestant community in the north of Ireland. This book shows how the Presbyterians formed a highly organised, self-confident community and looks at its various social components. It discusses how Presbyterians were part of the economically dynamic element o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk :
The Boydell Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Irish historical monographs series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Editorial note; Map showing principal places mentioned in the text and approximate presbytery boundaries (1704); Introduction; 1 Ministers; I. Geographical and social background; II. Education and training; III. Career patterns; IV. Libraries and continued study; V. Status and role; 2 Gentry; I. Numbers and geographical distribution; II. Wealth and ranks; III. Origins, lineage and inheritance; IV. Family life, marriage and education; V. As landlords and 'improvers'
- VI. Interests, expenditure and sociabilityVII. Religious life; 3 Merchants and Commerce; I. Origins, setting up in trade and the importance of connexions; II. Trading activities; III. Income and expenditure; IV. Religious life; 4 The Professions; I. The Law; Ia. Social background and training; Ib. Legal practice and income; Ic. Religious life; II. Medicine; IIa. Education and training; IIb. Medical practice, income and status; IIc. Religious life; 5 The Lower Orders; I. Traders and craftsmen; II. Farming and rural Ulster; III. Servants; IV. The poor and poor relief activities.
- 6 Organisation and Religious PracticeI. Power and authority; II. Belief and practice; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Backcover.