Labour, love and prayer : female piety in Ulster religious literature, 1850-1914 / Andrea Ebel Brozyna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brożyna, Andrea Ebel, 1965-

Contributor:

Queen's University of Belfast. Institute of Irish Studies.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 5.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious literature, English--Irish authors--History and criticism.

Religious literature, English.

Women in literature.

Piety in literature.

Women--Religious life--Northern Ireland.

Women.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Religious life and customs.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Physical Description:

xvi, 291 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brozyna argues that Catholics and Protestants shared very similar views of Christian womanhood. Both lauded the influence of the virtuous Christian woman, used the same female role models from the Bible, and saw the home as the locus of the construction of female piety. Yet each group castigated the other for having antifemale values. Protestants developed the slovenly, drunken "Biddy" as a stereotype of Catholic women and Catholics portrayed Protestant devotional and family life as cold and arid. Observers of present-day Northern Ireland will find these historical contrasts of immediate relevance. An interesting new look at the Irish problem, Love, Labour, and Prayer makes a valuable contribution to the histories of women, Ireland, and religion.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Setting the Scene

“The Right to Labour, Love, and Pray”: The Cult of Domesticity in Ulster Religious Literature

The Virgin Mary: Model of Christian Female Spirituality

Women of the Bible and the Early Church: Mortal Sinners and Model Saints

“A Future of Blessing and Service”: The Moral Education of Ulster Girls

“The Wind in Women’s Wings”: Defining Roles for Women in Ulster Protestant Churches

“The Cursed Cup Hath Cast Her Down”: Images of Women in Ulster Temperance Literature

“She Hath Done What She Could”: The Gendered Construction of Female Piety in Ulster Protestant Women’s Missionary Literature

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliographic Essay

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Co-published by Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85520-4

9786612855207

0-7735-6735-6

OCLC:

732600926