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From peace to freedom [[electronic resource] ] : Quaker rhetoric and the birth of American antislavery, 1657-1761 / / Brycchan Carey



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Autore: Carey Brycchan <1967-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: From peace to freedom [[electronic resource] ] : Quaker rhetoric and the birth of American antislavery, 1657-1761 / / Brycchan Carey Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
Disciplina: 306.3620973
Soggetto topico: Slavery and the church - Society of Friends - History - 18th century
Quaker abolitionists - History - 18th century
Society of Friends - History - 18th century
Antislavery movements - History - 18th century
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. "The Power That Giveth Liberty And Freedom" Barbados, 1657-76 -- Two. "We Are Against The Traffik Of Men-Body" Pennsylvania, 1688-1700 -- Three. "The Grief Of Divers Friends" Pennsylvania-London-New Jersey, 1711-19 -- Four. "O Unrighteous Gain!" From Rhetoric To Ritual, 1727-43 -- Five. "A Practice So Repugnant To Our Christian Profession" Philadelphia And London, 1753-61 -- Notes -- Bibliography Of Works Cited -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: In the first book to investigate in detail the origins of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends, Brycchan Carey shows how the Quakers turned against slavery in the first half of the eighteenth century and became the first organization to take a stand against the slave trade. Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends, including journals and letters, Carey reveals the society's gradual transition from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition. He shows that while progression toward this stance was ongoing, it was slow and uneven and that it was vigorous internal debate and discussion that ultimately led to a call for abolition. His book will be a major contribution to the history of the rhetoric of antislavery and the development of antislavery thought as explicated in early Quaker writing.
Titolo autorizzato: From peace to freedom  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-73627-6
0-300-18227-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910461918303321
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