Female piety in Puritan New England the emergence of religious humanism
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.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press
1992.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Religion in America series. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31428186*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | x, 207 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780195068214 9780195361773 |
