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Women, religion, and education in early modern England
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- Summary
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Women, Religion and Education in Early Modern England is a study of the nature and extent of the education of women in the context of both Protestant and Catholic ideological debates. Examining the...
Women, Religion and Education in Early Modern England is a study of the nature and extent of the education of women in the context of both Protestant and Catholic ideological debates. Examining the role of women both as recipients and agents of religious instruction, the author assesses the nature of power endowed in women through religious education, and the restraints and freedoms this brought.
Details
- Creator
- Kenneth Charlton
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (343 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781134676583, 1134676581, 9781134676590, 113467659X, 9781280335068, 1280335068, 9780203006962, 0203006968, 9780203158623, 0203158628, 0415757460, 0415181488
- OCLC
- ocn559280174, ocm48140008
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-320) and index.
- English
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Attitudes to women; Status; The media; Out of church; The methods; Learning to read; Listening and memory aids; Example and exemplars; Ambience: punishment and reward; When?; Women as recipients; Advices; Away to school; Academies; Elementary schools; Women as agents; Private prayer; Closet meditation; Women's reading; Mothers as educators; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Secondary sources; Index