The Other Quebec: Microhistorical Essays on Nineteenth-Century Religion and Society

J.I. Little

Published by University of Toronto Press 2006

The Other Quebec

Microhistorical Essays on Nineteenth-Century Religion and Society

J.I. Little

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442627864

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The Other Quebec explores some of the complex ways that religious institutions and beliefs affected the rural societies in which the majority of Canadians still lived in the nineteenth century.

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Little J.I. :

J.I. Little is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Maps and Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Religion, Family, and Gender
1. The Mental World of Ralph Merry, Tinware Peddler and Religious Ecstatic, 1798–1863 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. The Fireside Kingdom: A Mid-Nineteenth-Century Anglican Perspective on Marriage and Parenthood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3. Gender and Gentility: Lucy Peel’s Journal, 1833–6 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4. A ‘Christian Businessman’: The Convergence of Precept and Practice in Nineteenth- Century Evangelical Gender Construction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Religion, Social Reform, and Community
5. ‘A Moral Engine Of Such Incalculable Power’: The Temperance Movement In The Eastern Townships, 1830–52 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
6. ‘Labouring In A Great Cause’: Marcus Child As Pioneer Schools Inspector, 1852–9 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
7. Railways, Revivals, And Rowdyism: The Beebe Adventist Camp Meeting, 1875–1900 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
8. A Crime ‘Shrouded In Mystery’: State, Church, And Community In The Kinnear’S Mills Post-Office Case, 1899–1905 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 320

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Published: December 15, 2006
ISBN: 9781442627864