Sacred violence in early America

"Sacred Violence in Early America offers a sweeping reinterpretation of the violence endemic to seventeenth-century English colonization by reexamining some of the key moments of cultural and religious encounter in North America. Susan Juster explores different forms of sacred violence--blood s...

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Main Author: Juster, Susan 1960- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press [2016]
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Early American studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B North America / Religion / Violence / History 1600-1700
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
Further subjects:B Violence history
B Religion and Psychology
B Punishment (America) Religious aspects History 17th century
B Violence (North America) Religious aspects History 17th century
B North America History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
B Punishment history
B Exposure to Violence history