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In this prize-winning study of the sacred and profane in Puritan New England, Richard P. Gildrie seeks to understand not only the fears, aspirations, and moral theories of Puritan reformers but also the customs and attitudes they sought to transform. Topics include tavern mores, family order, witchcraft, criminality, and popular religion. Gildrie demonstrates that Puritanism succeeded in shaping regional society and culture for generations not because New Englanders knew no alternatives but...

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History Bibles & Christianity Religion United States History Christianity United States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic Region Protestantism Theology, Christian 18th Century United States History - General & Miscellaneous Colonial Era - United States History History of Christianity Northeastern & Middle Atlantic Region - History - General & Miscellaneous Puritanism General & Miscellaneous Christian Theology 18th Century American History - Social Aspects American Colonial History - State & Local History American Colonial History - Religious Aspects U.S. Church History

The Profane, the Civil, and the Godly: The Reformation of Manners in Orthodox New England, 1679-1749