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Making war and minting Christians : masculinity, religion, and colonialism in early New England / R. Todd Romero.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Romero, R. Todd, 1968- author.
- Series:
- Native Americans of the Northeast.
- Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History, and the Contemporary
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masculinity--New England--History.
- Masculinity.
- Masculinity--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Sex role--New England--History.
- Sex role.
- Missionaries--New England--History.
- Missionaries.
- New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, R.Todd Romero traces the interaction of notions of gender, the practice of religion, and the conduct of warfare in colonial America.He shows how Native and Anglo-American ideas of manhood developed in counterpoint, in the context of Christian evangelization, colonial expansion, and recurrent armed conflict.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Gender Counterpoint
- Chapter 1. "In the Shape of a Man, a Deare, a Fawne and Eagle"
- Chapter 2. "Manly Christianity"
- Chapter 3. "A man is not Accounted a Man Till he doe Some Notable Act"
- Chapter 4. "If he is Fat and Sleek, a Wife is Given to Him"
- Part II: Minting Christians
- Chapter 5. "Man-Like Civilitie"
- Chapter 6. "Formerly . . . a Harmlesse Man"
- Chapter 7. "Endeavour . . . to Follow the English Mode"
- Chapter 8. Deficient Fathers and "Saucy" Children
- Part III: Making War
- Chapter 9. Manitou and Militia Days
- Chapter 10. "Best to deal with Indians in their Own Way"
- Chapter 11. "The God of Armies"
- Afterword
- Notes
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-171-6
- OCLC:
- 794700495
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