The Other Quebec : Microhistorical Essays on Nineteenth-Century Religion and Society / J.I. Little.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Little, J.I., author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Eastern Townships region of southwestern Quebec is an area of unique culture and history. Surrounded by a French-speaking majority, yet predominantly settled by Americans and British emigrants, the area has historically been distinguished by its anglo-protestant character. In The Other Quebec, J.I. Little - one of the foremost scholars on the Eastern Townships and on rural society in Canada - assembles seven of his essays and one by Marguerite Van Die on this unique region into one volume.The collection examines the role and influence of religion in the Eastern Townships. Little uses a microhistorical method, focusing on individuals who left behind informative and revealing diaries or personal letters, including those of a religious ecstatic, an Anglican clergyman, a genteel Englishwoman, and an entrepreneur.Through intimate glimpses into the lives of ordinary people, The Other Quebec explores some of the complex ways that religious institutions and beliefs affected the rural societies in which the majority of Canadians still lived in the nineteenth century. Little provides an intimate look at both a time and a place of singular importance and unique character in Canadian history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Maps and Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Religion, Family, and Gender

1. The Mental World of Ralph Merry, Tinware Peddler and Religious Ecstatic, 1798-1863

2. The Fireside Kingdom: A Mid-Nineteenth-Century Anglican Perspective on Marriage and Parenthood

3. Gender and Gentility: Lucy Peel's Journal, 1833-6

4. A 'Christian Businessman': The Convergence of Precept and Practice in Nineteenth- Century Evangelical Gender Construction

Religion, Social Reform, and Community

5. 'A Moral Engine Of Such Incalculable Power': The Temperance Movement In The Eastern Townships, 1830-52

6. 'Labouring In A Great Cause': Marcus Child As Pioneer Schools Inspector, 1852-9

7. Railways, Revivals, And Rowdyism: The Beebe Adventist Camp Meeting, 1875-1900

8. A Crime 'Shrouded In Mystery': State, Church, And Community In The Kinnear'S Mills Post-Office Case, 1899-1905

Afterword

Credits

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4426-5876-2

1-4426-2786-7

OCLC:

1002232018