Secret ritual and manhood in Victorian America / Mark C. Carnes.
Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias - why did millions of nineteenth century American men belong to these and other secret orders? In this engrossing study, Mark C. Carnes argues that fraternal rituals created a fantasy world antithetical to prevailing religious practices, gender roles, and institutional structures, offering a male religious counterculture that opposed an increasingly liberal and feminized Protestantism.
Record details
- ISBN: 030015741X
- ISBN: 9780300157413
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 226 pages)
- Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1989.
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:july.24 Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-218) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Masks -- Words -- Darkness -- Fathers -- Secrets -- Epilogue. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by JSTOR. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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