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Religion and domestic violence in early New England : the memoirs of Abigail Abbot Bailey / edited by Ann Taves.
Van Pelt Library HQ809.3.U5 B35 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bailey, Abigail Abbot, 1746-1815.
- Series:
- Religion in North America
- Religion in North America.
- Standardized Title:
- Memoirs of Mrs. Abigail Bailey
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bailey, Abigail Abbot, 1746-1815.
- Bailey, Abigail Abbot.
- Family violence--New Hampshire--Case studies.
- Family violence.
- Abused wives--New Hampshire--Biography.
- Abused wives.
- Incest.
- Wife abuse.
- New Hampshire.
- Puritans--New Hampshire--Biography.
- Puritans.
- Wife abuse--New Hampshire--Case studies.
- Incest--New Hampshire--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1989]
- Summary:
- "This is an amazing study, a memoir which provides insight intofamily abuse in 18th century America.... a significant volume which enhances ourknowledge of social and religious life in New England. It is also a movingcontribution to the literature of spirituality." -- Review andExpositor -- "Students of American culture are indebted to AnnTaves for editing this fascinating and revealing document and for providing it withfull annotation and an illuminating introduction." -- American StudiesInternational -- "This is above all an eminently teachable text, which raises important issues in the history of religion, women, and the family andabout the place of violence in American life." -- New EnglandQuarterly -- ..". stimulating, enlightening, and provocative..." -- Journal of Ecumenical Studies -- Abigail Abbot Bailey wasa devout 18th-century Congregationalist woman whose husband abused her, committedadultery with their female servants, and practiced incest with one of theirdaughters. This new, fully annotated edition of her memoirs, featuring a detailedintroduction, offers a thoughtful analysis of the role of religion amidst the trialsof the author's everyday life.
- Notes:
- Previously published as: Memoirs of Mrs. Abigail Bailey. 1815.
- ISBN:
- 025335658X
- 025320531X
- OCLC:
- 19127309
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