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Puritan Family and Community in the English Atlantic World examines the dynamics of marriage, family and community life during the 'Great Migration' through the microhistorical study of one Puritan family in 1638 Rhode Island. Connecting migration studies, family and community studies, rel...

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Main Author:	Manchester, Margaret Muranyi, 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2019]
Series:	Microhistories.
Subjects:	Verin family. Puritans > Rhode Island > Providence > History > 17th century. Puritan women > Rhode Island > Providence > Social conditions > 17th century. Family violence > Law and legislation > Rhode Island > Providence > History > 17th century. Married women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Rhode Island > Providence > History > 17th century. Sex role > Religious aspects > Puritans. Freedom of religion > Rhode Island > Providence > History > 17th century. Providence (R.I.) > History > 17th century. New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

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Summary:	Puritan Family and Community in the English Atlantic World examines the dynamics of marriage, family and community life during the 'Great Migration' through the microhistorical study of one Puritan family in 1638 Rhode Island. Connecting migration studies, family and community studies, religious studies and political philosophy, Puritan Family and Community in the English Atlantic World will be of great interest to scholars of the English Atlantic world, American religious history, gender and violence, the history of New England and the history of family.
Physical Description:	xii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-155) and index.
ISBN:	9780367150785 0367150786