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Women's life writing in early modern Scotland : writing the evangelical self, c. 1670-c. 1730

This study features the work of Katherine Collace, Jean Collace and Lilias Dunbar in its study of the psychology of a particular religious experience. Glossaries of evangelical piety, Scotticisms and archaisms simplify the reader's task and emphasize the importance of a shared language of piety.
Print Book, English, 2002
Ashgate, Burlington, VT, 2002
Biographies
xii, 438 pages ; 24 cm.
9780754607649, 075460764X
1013268560
Volume 1: A brief glossary of evangelical piety; A brief glossary of Scotticisms and archaisms; Introduction: The nature of the collection; The crucible of Scottish religious self-writing; The authors and the conditions of female writing; Masculinity and the sources of evangelical piety; Editorial practice; The Narratives: Katherine Collace, Mrs Ross, Memoirs or Spiritual Exercises of Mistress Ross; Jean Collace, 'Some short remembrances of the Lord's kindness to me and his work on my soul'; Lilias Dunbar, Mrs Campbell, 'Experiences of the goodness of God, in his word and providence to me'; Volume 2: The narratives, con't; Helen Alexander, Mrs Currie, Passages in the Life; Henrietta Lindsay, Lady Campbell, 'Diary'; Agnes Paton, 'The way of God with my soul'; Katherine Hamilton, duchess of Atholl, 'Memoirs of her grace, Katherine, duchess of Atholl, 'Memoirs of her grace, Katherine, duchess of Atholl, in form of a diary'; Elizabeth Blackadder, Mrs Young, 'A short account of the Lord's way of providence towards me in my pilgrimage journeys'.