Quaker Communities in Early Modern Wales: From Resistance to Respectability
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Quaker Communities in Early Modern Wales: From Resistance to Respectability
By (Author) Richard C Allen
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
25th October 2007
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Christianity
Religious communities and monasticism
289.6429
Physical Properties
Hardback
224
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
The Society of Friends (Quakers) originated in the turmoil of the Civil War years and Interregnum. Examining Friends in Wales, especially in Monmouthshire in the period 1654-1836, this book assesses the lives of Friends, notably how education, careers, and marriage, were determined by a code of conduct.
Reviews
'The detailed research that has gone into this book make it fascinating for anyone interested in the history of rural Wales.'Ronald Watts
Author Bio
Dr. Richard Allen is Lecturer in Early Modern and Celtic History, at Sunderland University. He is an authority on the Quaker movement and has contributed to books on the subject published by Ashgate and the University of Sydney Press.
