Quakerism in the 17th and 18th Centuries

Essay # 2635

Anthropology
History
Religion and Theology

An examination of Quakerism and assimilation into American society.

1,340 words () | 2 sources | 1994 United States

Paper Summary:

A look at the colonization of Quakers in the Northern Midlands during the 17th and 18th centuries. The author examines Fischer's Albion's Seed that reflects characteristics of Quakerism. A look at their society.

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"In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, America saw a colonization of Quakers emerging in the northern midlands. During that time a man named John Woolman was born in Northampton, West Jersey. In his Journal, he showed characteristics of Quakerism which are described in Fischer's Albion's Seed.These aspects are such things as wealth ways, dress ways, death ways, and freedom ways."

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Quakerism in the 17th and 18th Centuries (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Quakerism-in-the-17th-and-18th-Centuries/2635

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"Quakerism in the 17th and 18th Centuries" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Quakerism-in-the-17th-and-18th-Centuries/2635>