Cast Down: Abjection in America, 1700-1850

(Part of the Early American Studies Series)

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Derived from the Latin abiectus, literally meaning "thrown or cast down," "abjection" names the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible. In Western religious tradition, to be abject is to submit to bodily suffering or psychological mortification for the good of the soul. In Cast Down: Abjection in America, 1700-1850, Mark J. Miller argues that transatlantic Protestant discourses of abjection engaged with, and furthered...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0812248023

ISBN13:9780812248029

Release Date:April 2016

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Cast Down: Abjection in America, 1700-1850

(Part of the Early American Studies Series)

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