Amanda Porterfield documents the claim that for Puritan men and women alike the ideals of selfhood were conveyed by female images. Constructed largely by men, Porterfield argues, these female images taught self-control, shaped pious ideals, and also established the standards against which the moral character of actual women was measured. Porterfield's work reflects a synthesis of literary critical and historical methods, combining analysis of Puritan theological
writings with detailed examinations of historical records of changing patterns of church membership and domestic life.
- ISBN10 0195068211
- ISBN13 9780195068214
- Publish Date 6 February 1992 (first published 1 January 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 218
- Language English