From a far country : Camisards and Huguenots in the Atlantic world /

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"In From a Far Country Catharine Randall examines Huguenots and their less-known cousins the Camisards, offering a fresh perspective on the important role these French Protestants played in settling the New World. The Camisard religion was marked by more ecstatic expression than that of the Hug...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Randall, Catharine, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2009]
Subjects:
To 1800
Huguenots > United States > History.
Camisards > United States > History.
Protestantism > United States > History.
Protestantism > France > History.
Huguenots > États-Unis > Histoire.
Camisards > États-Unis > Histoire.
Protestantisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Protestantisme > France > Histoire.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Camisards
Civilization > French influences
Huguenots
Protestantism
Religion
United States > Civilization > French influences.
United States > Religion > To 1800.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
États-Unis > Civilisation > Influence française.
États-Unis > Religion > Jusqu'à 1800.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
France
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Camisards and Huguenots: old and new world
  • Crisis in the Cevennes
  • Survival strategies: prophets, preachers, and paradigms
  • The testimonials: the French prophets and the Inspirés of the Holy Spirit
  • "From a farr countrie": an introduction to the French Protestant experience in New England
  • Protestant and profiteer: Gabriel Bernon in the new world
  • Cotton Mather, Ezéchiel Carré, and the French connection
  • Elie Neau and French Protestant pietism in colonial New York
  • Conclusion: "A habitation elsewhere": Huguenots, Camisards, and the transatlantic experience.

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