Redeeming the southern family : evangelical women and domestic devotion in the Antebellum South / Scott Stephan.
| Author/creator |
Stephan, Scott, 1969- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Athens : University of Georgia Press, |
| Description | ix, 304 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Contents | Introduction: From Cane Ridge to the Bible Belt : evangelicalism, gender, and the southern household in the Antebellum era -- Taming the second great awakening : evangelical identity and worship patterns in the Antebellum South -- Courting women, courting God : strenuous courtships and holy unions -- Improvising on the ideal : evangelical marriages in the Antebellum South -- "Unto whom much is given" : childbirth, child rearing, and coming of age in the evangelical home -- Authoring the good death : illness, deathbed narratives, and women's authority -- Epilogue: "We walk by faith and not by sight" : Evangelicals and the Civil War-era South. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008010903 |
| ISBN | 9780820332222 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0820332224 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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