| Women in Early American Religion 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions Contributor(s): Westerkamp, Marilyn J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415098149 ISBN-13: 9780415098144 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: "Women and Religion in Early America, 1600-1850" explores the first two centuries of America's religious history, examining the relationship between the socio-political environment, gender politics and religion. Drawing its background from women's religious roles and experiences in England during the Reformation, the book follows them through colonial settlement, the rise of evangelicalism with the "great awakening," the American Revolution and the second flowering of popular religion in the first half of the nineteenth century. Marilyn J. Westerkamp traces the female spiritual tradition through the Puritans, Baptists and Shakers, arguing that it was a strong empowering force for women in early America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | United States - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 277.307 |
| LCCN: 98-30837 |
| Series: Christianity and Society in the Modern World (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.3" W x 9.42" (1.07 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850 explores the first two centuries of America's religious history, examining the relationship between the socio-political environment, gender, politics and religion. Drawing its background from women's religious roles and experiences in England during the Reformation, the book follows them through colonial settlement, the rise of evangelicalism, the American Revolution, and the second flowering of popular religion in the nineteenth century. |