The Quakers in English Society, 1655-1725
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The Quakers in English Society, 1655-1725 by Adrian Davies
The early Quakers denounced the clergy and social A(c)lite but what of Friends' relationships with others? By examining Quaker attitudes to neighbourliness, the family, the rites of passage, business, and other links, this lively and original study demonstrates that Quakers were not the marginal and isolated people as often portrayed by contemporaries and historians, and explores the their wider and significant impact upon early modern society.
Not the least service of Adrian Davies's book, The Quakers in English Society, 1655-1725, is to underscore just how cussed and troublesome, how alien and alienated, the early Quakers were* The Historical Journal *
Though the book derives from a doctoral thesis, it could readily be handed to an undergraduate as a key survey of the early Quakers, what they stood for, and why they were reviled. * The Historical Journal *
A polished and convincing study that produces a new chronology for Quaker history in the period ... a fruitful discussion of sectarian change. * Journal of Religious History *
This book represents a significant contribution to Quaker studies, since, for the first time, it offers a focused account of the willingness of the Friends to integrate themselves into civil society and its institutions ... The thematic organization, with chronological change examined within themes, is highly effective ... It resolves some long-standing puzzles in Quaker studies as well as posing some new challenges. * John Morrill, Times Literary Supplement *
It is a fine work, based on extensive research, and informed by clear questions relating to English social history after the mid-seventeenth century; practically every one of its short chapters--many run less than 10 pages, one shorts out at 6--sparkles with conclusive insights that bear remembering and continued reflection. * Larry Ingle, Quaker History *
Deeply-researched, pleasingly written. * English Historical Review *
Adrian Davies has written an excellent local study on Quakerism. The research is impeccable, and early modern historians will have constant recourse to it for insights into the transition of a sect into a denomination ... Davies makes a balanced and valuable contribution to the debate on the social origins of Quakerism ... it is a book to which historians will constantly return for answers. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
Though the book derives from a doctoral thesis, it could readily be handed to an undergraduate as a key survey of the early Quakers, what they stood for, and why they were reviled. * The Historical Journal *
A polished and convincing study that produces a new chronology for Quaker history in the period ... a fruitful discussion of sectarian change. * Journal of Religious History *
This book represents a significant contribution to Quaker studies, since, for the first time, it offers a focused account of the willingness of the Friends to integrate themselves into civil society and its institutions ... The thematic organization, with chronological change examined within themes, is highly effective ... It resolves some long-standing puzzles in Quaker studies as well as posing some new challenges. * John Morrill, Times Literary Supplement *
It is a fine work, based on extensive research, and informed by clear questions relating to English social history after the mid-seventeenth century; practically every one of its short chapters--many run less than 10 pages, one shorts out at 6--sparkles with conclusive insights that bear remembering and continued reflection. * Larry Ingle, Quaker History *
Deeply-researched, pleasingly written. * English Historical Review *
Adrian Davies has written an excellent local study on Quakerism. The research is impeccable, and early modern historians will have constant recourse to it for insights into the transition of a sect into a denomination ... Davies makes a balanced and valuable contribution to the debate on the social origins of Quakerism ... it is a book to which historians will constantly return for answers. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198208204 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198208200 |
| Title | The Quakers in English Society, 1655-1725 |
| Author | Adrian Davies |
| Series | Oxford Historical Monographs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2000-02-17 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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