Puritans behaving badly: gender, punishment, and religion in early America
"The gossip surrounding Content Mason and Peter Wood had circulated for years. Many thought the young widow Mason would quickly remarry. Instead, she found company with the already-married Mr. Wood. Juicy gossip surrounding their relationship turned into serious accusations once Peter's wi...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge New York
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| Dans: | Année: 2020 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Neuengland
/ Puritanisme
/ Rôle de genre
/ Histoire 1630-1720
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Puritans (New England)
History 17th century
B Sex role Religious aspects Puritans B Puritan women Social conditions (New England) B Church discipline History B Protestant Churches Doctrines |
| Résumé: | "The gossip surrounding Content Mason and Peter Wood had circulated for years. Many thought the young widow Mason would quickly remarry. Instead, she found company with the already-married Mr. Wood. Juicy gossip surrounding their relationship turned into serious accusations once Peter's wife conspicuously left town after the birth of Content's second illegitimate child. Content realized that they had to get away. So she packed what she could from her father's house, pocketed some money, and fled with Peter. Along with all of her hurried thoughts on abandoning her home, she must have conceded that life could take unexpected turns. Thirteen years prior, in 1679, the twenty-year-old Content was just beginning her married life and settling in as a goodwife in the Massachusetts Bay town of Dorchester. Unfortunately, her husband died after only three years of marriage, leaving Content a young widow with two little children. She must have had suitors over the years, but no single man could win her hand in marriage. Rumors started to spread about exactly where her heart wandered. Things got worse when Content and Peter's wife, Abigail, both delivered sons only ten days apart, in the spring of 1688. Not until a few years later, though, with the birth of Content's second illegitimate baby, did things come to a head"-- |
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| Description: | Enthält bibliographische Angaben und Index |
| Description matérielle: | XIV, 177 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1108478786 |