HIS 318 - Women, Religion and the Family in the Early Modern Period

Credits: 4

Great social, political and religious shifts of the early modern period brought changes to lives of individuals and families. The Reformation and Counter-Reformation altered opportunities for religious life and devotional expression. Catholics defended traditional forms of female sanctity and developed new venues for women to teach, serve and pray. For Protestants, female status as wife and mother received added emphasis. Covers impact of scientific discovery on practices of birth and rearing children and effect on religion and family in American colonies.