Governing The Tongue - The Politics of Speech in Early New England (Paperback, New Ed)

Governing the Tongue examines the special nature and power of speech in Puritan New England, where the twin desires to promote godly speech and suppress deviant words dominated everyday culture. The crimes of the accused at such famous events as the Salem witch trials and the banishment of Anne Hutchinson were all related to so-called "sins of the tongue". By placing speech at the heart of her examination of these and other moments in Puritan history, Kamensky develops new ideas about the relationship between speech and power both in colonial New England and, by extension, in our world today.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1999
First published:	February 1999
Authors:	Jane Kamensky (Assistant Professor of History)
Dimensions:	233 x 154 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513090-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches
LSN:	0-19-513090-1
Barcode:	9780195130904

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