Background
Gildrie, Richard Peter was born on April 18, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Courtland Joseph and Virginia (Smith) Gildrie.
( In this prize-winning study of the sacred and profane i...)
In this prize-winning study of the sacred and profane in Puritan New England, Richard P. Gildrie seeks to understand not only the fears, aspirations, and moral theories of Puritan reformers but also the customs and attitudes they sought to transform. Topics include tavern mores, family order, witchcraft, criminality, and popular religion. Gildrie demonstrates that Puritanism succeeded in shaping regional society and culture for generations not because New Englanders knew no alternatives but because it offered a compelling vision of human dignity capable of incorporating and adapting crucial elements of popular mores and aspirations.
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Gildrie, Richard Peter was born on April 18, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Courtland Joseph and Virginia (Smith) Gildrie.
Bachelor, Eckerd College, 1966; Master of Arts, University of Virginia, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1971.
Professor history, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, since 1970. Consultant Committee for the Humanities, Tennessee, 1983, 85, 87, 90, Roxy Theater, Clarksville, 1989-1994.
( In this prize-winning study of the sacred and profane i...)
(Salem (Mass.) -- History. Salem (Mass.) -- Religious life...)
Member American Civil Liberties Union. Member Essex Institute, Institute Early American History and Culture, American History Association, Organisation American Historians, American Culture Association (honorable mention Carl Bode award 1986), Conference on Faith and History (kenneth Scott Latourette prize 1990-1991).
Married Meredith Reed Miller, June 18, 1966. Children: Elizabeth, Evelyn.