The Quakers in English Society, 1655-1725

by Adrian Davies

2020-11-24 20:45:39

The early Quakers denounced the clergy and social elite but how did that affect Friends'' relationships with others? Drawing upon the insights of sociologists and anthropologists, this lively and original study sets out to discover the social consequ... Read more
The early Quakers denounced the clergy and social elite but how did that affect Friends'' relationships with others? Drawing upon the insights of sociologists and anthropologists, this lively and original study sets out to discover the social consequences of religious belief. Why did the sectappoint its own midwives to attend Quaker women during confinement? Was animosity to Quakerism so great that Friends were excluded from involvement in parish life? And to what extent were the remarkably high literacy rates of Quakers attributable to the Quaker faith or wider social forces?Using a wide range of primary source material, this study demonstrates that Quakers were not the marginal and isolated people which contemporaries and historians often portrayed. Indeed the sect had a profound impact not only upon members but more widely by encouraging a greater tolerance ofdiversity in early modern society. Less

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File size8.5 X 5.43 X 0.75 in
Print pages280
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date February 17, 2000
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780198208204
Adrian Davies is a passionate naturalist and conservationist, combining these passions with photography to investigate how insects "see" plants through ultraviolet techniques. He has written 10 books,...

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