| Description |
xiii, 465 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Feminine Symbolism and Female Prophecy: Gender and Knowledge in the World Turned Upside Down. 1. Woman, Nature, and Spirit. 2. Male and Female Power: Visionary Women and the Social Order. 3. Talking Back: Women as Prophets during the Civil War and Interregnum, 1640-1655 -- Pt. 2. Friends in Eden: Gender and Spirituality in Early Quakerism, 1650-1664. 4. Ecstasy and Self-Transcendence. 5. Prophecy. 6. Ecstasy and Everyday Life. 7. How Were Quakers Radical? -- Pt. 3. Visionary Order: Women in the Quaker Movement, 1664-1700. 8. The Snake in the Garden: Quaker Politics and the Origin of the Women's Meeting. 9. The Mystical Housewife. 10. Selfhood and Enlightenment: Quaker Preaching and Discipline, 1664-1700 |
| Analysis |
England |
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Quakers History |
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Prophecy - Christianity - History - 17th century |
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Quaker women - England - History - 17th century |
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Spirituality - England - History - 17th century |
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Spirituality - Society of Friends - History - 17th century |
| Notes |
"Winner 1993 Berkshire Conference History Book Prize" Includes index. Bibliography: p. 425-454 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-454) and index |
| Subject |
Prophecy -- Christianity -- History -- 17th century.
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Quaker women -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Society of Friends -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Spirituality -- Society of Friends -- History -- 17th century
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Spirituality -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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| LC no. |
91039580 |
| ISBN |
0520078454 (alk. paper) |
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0520089375 (paperback) |
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