The religious history of American women
Subtitle: reimagining the past
By: edited by Catherine A. Brekus
Contributors: Brekus, Catherine A
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press; The University of North Carolina Press; Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780807831021; 9780807858004
Subjects: Women and religion -- United States -- History; United States -- Religion
Other titles: Reimagining the past
Description: More than a generation after the rise of women's history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in histories of American religion. Mary Dyer, a Quaker who was hanged for heresy; Lizzie Robinson, a former slave and laundress who sold Bibles door to door; Sally Priesand, a Reform rabbi; Estela Ruiz, who saw a vision of the Virgin Mary-how do these women's stories change out understanding of American religious history and American women's histoty? In this provocative collection of twelve essays, contributors explore how considering the religious history of American women can transform our dominant historical narratives. Covering a variety of topics-including Mormonism, the women's rights movement, Judaism, witchcraft trials, the civil rights movement, Catholicism, everyday religious life, Puritanism. African American women's activism, and the Enlightenment-the volume enhances our understanding of both religious history and women's history. Taken together, these essays sound the call for a new, more inclusive history. - Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-323) and index