Martyrs' mirror: persecution and holiness in early new england
Auteur :
Weimer, Adrian Chastain
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199743117
Date de publication :
24 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,2 x 3,2 cm
Poids :
458 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book examines the folklore of martyrdom in early New England, exploring how Protestants imagined themselves within historical narratives of persecution. Memories of martyrdom, especially stories of those killed under Queen Mary in the mid-sixteenth century, were central to a model of holiness and political legitimacy in the New World.