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Power and the Pulpit in Puritan New England
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Power and the Pulpit in Puritan New England
Contributors:
By (Author) Emory Elliott
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
285.90974
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
254
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
340g
Description
For years, scholars have attempted to understand the powerful hold that the sermon had upon the imagination of New England Puritans. In this book Emory Elliott puts forth a complex and striking thesis: that Puritan religious literature provided the myths and metaphors that helped the people to express their deepest doubts and fears, feelings create
