The furnace of affliction : prisons and religion in antebellum America / / Jennifer Graber

• Autore: Graber Jennifer <1973->
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill [N.C.], : University of North Carolina Press, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 365/.665097309034; 365.665097309034
• Soggetto topico: Religious work with prisoners - United States - History - 19th century; Corrections - United States - History - 19th century; Prisoners - Religious life - United States - History - 19th century; Protestantism - United States - History - 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The prison as garden, 1796-1804 -- The furnace of affliction, 1805-1823 -- The furnace at Auburn, 1816-1827 -- The furnace at Sing Sing, 1828-1839 -- The furnace transformed, 1840-1847 -- The prison as hell, 1848-1860.
• Sommario/riassunto: Focusing on the intersection of Christianity and politics in the American penitentiary system, Jennifer Graber explores evangelical Protestants' efforts to make religion central to emerging practices and philosophies of prison discipline from the 1790's through the 1850's. Initially, state and prison officials welcomed Protestant reformers' and ministers' recommendations, particularly their ideas about inmate suffering and redemption. Over time, however, officials proved less receptive to the reformers' activities, and inmates also opposed them. Ensuing debates between reformers, official
• Titolo autorizzato: The furnace of affliction
• ISBN: 979-88-9313-397-4; 1-4696-0333-0; 0-8078-7783-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828321203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II