Piety and Dissent: Race, Gender, and Biblical Rhetoric in Early American Autobiography

Examines the religious autobiographies of six early Americans who represented various sorts of marginality: John Marrant, Olaudah Equiano, and Jarena Lee, all of African or African American heritage; Samson Occom (Mohegan) and William Apess (Pequot); and Abigail Abbott Bailey, a white woman who was subjected to extreme domestic violence.

• | By (Author): Eileen Razzari Elrod (Author)
• | Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 06, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1558496297
• | ISBN-13: 9781558496293