Women, Religion and Education in Early Modern England

by Kenneth Charlton

Overview

Women, Religion and Education in Early Modern England is a study of the nature and extent of the education of women in the context of both Protestant and Catholic ideological debates.
Examining the role of women both as recipients and agents of religious instruction, the author assesses the nature of power endowed in women through religious education, and the restraints and freedoms this brought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415757461
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/08/2014
Series:	Christianity and Society in the Modern World
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Attitudes to women 2 The media 3 The methods 4 Women as recipients 5 Away to school 6 Women as agents 7 Mothers as educators

Editorial Reviews

'An excellent introduction to the recent literature dealing with its subject, while shedding valuable new light on the experience of women in the early modern period.' - Ecclesiastical History

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