The profane, the civil, & the godly : the reformation of manners in orthodox New England, 1679-1749 / Richard P. Gildrie.
Material type: TextPublisher number: MWT11622139Publication details: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, �1994.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages)Content type:- text
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- 9780271075419
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- Profane, the civil, and the godly
- Puritans -- New England -- History -- 17th century
- Puritans -- New England -- History -- 18th century
- New England -- Church history -- 17th century
- New England -- Church history -- 18th century
- New England -- Social life and customs -- To 1775
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- Presbyterian
- Manners and customs
- Puritans
- New England
- Puriteinen
- Cultuur
- Puritaner
- Zivilisation
- Lebensf�uhrung
- Lebensform
- Neuengland
- RELIGION / Christian Theology / History
- Geschichte 1679-1749
- To 1799
- 285/.9/0974 20
- BX9355.N35 G54 1994
- 15.85
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Puritanism, Popular Culture, and the Reform Tradition -- 1. The Reforming Synod of 1679 -- 2. The Ways of the Profane -- 3. Tavern Milieus -- 4. Family Government and the Rising Generation -- 5. Rituals, Godly and Profane -- 6. Dark Corners and Popular Piety -- 7. Visions of Evil: Witchcraft and the Occult -- 8. Adjustment to a New Order -- 9. Augustan Civility and the Great Awakening.
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In this prize-winning study of the sacred and profane in Puritan New England, Richard P. Gildrie seeks to understand not only the fears, aspirations, and moral theories of Puritan reformers but also the customs and attitudes they sought to transform. Topics include tavern mores, family order, witchcraft, criminality, and popular religion. Gildrie demonstrates that Puritanism succeeded in shaping regional society and culture for generations not because New Englanders knew no alternatives but because it offered a compelling vision of human dignity capable of incorporating and adapting crucial elements of popular mores and aspirations.
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