Female piety in Puritan New England [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of religious humanism / / Amanda Porterfield

• Autore: Porterfield Amanda <1947->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 285/.9/082
• Soggetto topico: Puritans - New England; Women in Christianity - New England; Identification (Religion) - History of doctrines; Women - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines; Spirituality - New England - History; Spirituality - Puritans - History
• Soggetto geografico: New England Church history
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: Overview and Method; 1. Eros, Conscience, and the Making of Puritan Society; 2. Female Piety in the Lives of Thomas Hooker, Thomas Shepard, and John Cotton; 3. Anne Hutchinson, Anne Bradstreet, and the Importance of Women in Puritan Culture; 4.The Rise and Fall of Female Piety as a Symbol of New England; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Female piety in Puritan New England
• ISBN: 1-280-52557-6; 0-19-536177-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451359503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)