The furnace of affliction : prisons & religion in antebellum America
by
Graber, Jennifer, 1973-
Title
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The furnace of affliction : prisons & religion in antebellum America
Author
:
Graber, Jennifer, 1973-
ISBN
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9780807877838
9781469603339
Publication Information
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations
Abstract
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Focused on the intersection of Christianity and politics in the American penitentiary system, Jennifer Graber explores evangelical Protestants' efforts to make religion central to emerging practices and philosophies of prison discipline from the 1790s to the 1850s.
Subject Term
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Religious work with prisoners -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Corrections -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Prisoners -- Religious life -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Protestantism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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| Online Library | E-Book | 375315-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |