Puritan family and community in the English Atlantic world : being "much afflicted with conscience" /

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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Bibliographic Details
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.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Verins
a family "much afflicted with conscience"
"Gone to New England for conscience sake" : family history as New England history
"Piety tempers patriarchy" : women of conscience in the English Atlantic world
"Forced worship stinks in God's nostrils" : government, law, and liberty of conscience in Puritan New England
Conclusion: Women of obstinate faith.