Redeeming the southern family: evangelical women and domestic devotion in the Antebellum South
Introduction: From Cane Ridge to the Bible Belt : evangelicalism, gender, and the southern household in the Antebellum era -- Taming the second great awakening : evangelical identity and worship patterns in the Antebellum South -- Courting women, courting God : strenuous courtships and holy unions -...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Athens, Ga. [u.a.]
Univ. of Georgia Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Südstaaten, USA
/ Evangelical movement
/ Woman
/ Religious life
/ History 1800-1861
B Südstaaten, USA / Evangelical movement / Woman / Gender-specific role / Family life / History 1700-1860 |
| Further subjects: | B
Southern States
Church history
19th century
B Southern States Religious life and customs B Southern States Church history 19th century B Christian women Religious life B Evangelicalism (Southern States) History 19th century B Evangelicalism History 19th century Southern States |
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| Summary: | Introduction: From Cane Ridge to the Bible Belt : evangelicalism, gender, and the southern household in the Antebellum era -- Taming the second great awakening : evangelical identity and worship patterns in the Antebellum South -- Courting women, courting God : strenuous courtships and holy unions -- Improvising on the ideal : evangelical marriages in the Antebellum South -- "Unto whom much is given" : childbirth, child rearing, and coming of age in the evangelical home -- Authoring the good death : illness, death bed narratives, and women's authority -- Epilogue: "We walk by faith and not by sight" : Evangelicals and the Civil War era South |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | IX, 304 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-3222-2 0-8203-3222-4 |
