Women, Religion & the Atlantic World, 1600-1800 Contributor(s): Kostroun, Daniella (Author), Vollendorf, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802099068 ISBN-13: 9780802099068 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $108.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - History | Europe - General |
Dewey: 200.82 |
LCCN: 2009281333 |
Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Drawing on historical, literary, and anthropological methodologies, Women, Religion, and the Atlantic World explores the meaning of an 'Atlantic community' and challenges the conventional boundaries of nation-bound inquiry in the humanities. The volume's contributors focus on European, indigenous, Creole, African, and mestiza women's interactions with shifting paradigms of Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, and syncretic beliefs throughout the Atlantic basin to highlight the unique cultural dynamics of the Atlantic. Mapping these themes with a diverse range of individual, imperial, and institutional cases, the essays include studies of a Peruvian nun's battle against a black demon, an African slave whose knowledge of the Bible stunned white men, and native American healers accused of witchcraft. Through a thoughtful consideration of the complexity of the religious landscape of the Atlantic basin, the collection provides an enriching portrayal of the intriguing interplay between religion, gender, ethnicity, and authority in the early modern Atlantic world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kostroun, Daniella: - Daniella Kostroun is an assistant professor in the Department of History at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.Vollendorf, Lisa: - Lisa Vollendorf is a professor and chair of the Department of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures at California State University, Long Beach. |