Catechisms Written for Mothers, Schoolmistresses and Children, 1575-1750 - Essential Works for the Study of Early Modern Women: Series III, Part Three, Volume 2 (Hardcover, New Ed)

As works designed for mothers to instruct their children within the home, early modern mother-directed catechisms, like traditional catechisms, use the question-and-answer format to present the basic tenets of the Protestant faith. But such catechisms differ from traditional ones in how they represent the mother-child relationship. Because catechisms discuss fine questions of theology, and because they present a non-contentious image of maternal authority, many literary critics and cultural historians have failed to explore their cultural significance, focusing instead upon secular, dramatic representations of motherhood in early modern plays and pamphlet accounts of murderous mothers. This collection demonstrates that these catechisms provide valuable insight into constructions of early modern maternity, and more broadly, into the degree of power and authority accorded to women in the early modern Protestant family. It includes nearly all of the extant catechisms the editor was able to locate which were designed expressly for mothers and published between 1550 and 1750.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works Series III, Part Three
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Paula McQuade
Dimensions:	194 x 151 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-5165-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches
LSN:	0-7546-5165-7
Barcode:	9780754651659

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