Each Mind a Kingdom: American Women, Sexual Purity, and the New Thought Movement 1875 - 1920.
by Satter, Beryl
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0520229274
- ISBN 13
- 9780520229273
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About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white figures, charts, top corner rear cover creased, crease front cover near spine, small mark fore-edge. 382 pp. The author has chapters on the late-19th-century debate over the meanings of male desire and female virtue, the ideas of Mary Baker Eddy and Warren Felt Evans, the rise of Emma Curtis Hopkins, three novels written by female New Thought authors, and the life and thought of Helen Wilmans (1831 - 1907). Explains why some prominent turn-of-the-century political reformers were fascinated by New Thought. Describes the subsequent transformation of New Thought in early 20th century United States. The conclusion briefly traces the history of New Thought ideas (as philosophy and spirituality) to the present day. (Printed copy of a POD book.).
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28766
- Title
- Each Mind a Kingdom: American Women, Sexual Purity, and the New Thought Movement 1875 - 1920.
- Author
- Satter, Beryl
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st p/b ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0520229274
- ISBN 13
- 9780520229273
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- history, families, gender, philosophy, religion, new thought, united states
- Bookseller catalogs
- GENDER & FEMINISM;
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