{"product_id":"imaginary-friends-representing-quakers-in-american-culture-1650a-1950-paperback-1","title":"Imaginary Friends: Representing Quakers in American Culture, 1650a 1950 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Emmett Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Americans today think of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers, they may picture the smiling figure on boxes of oatmeal. But since their arrival in the American colonies in the 1650s, Quakers' spiritual values and social habits have set them apart from other Americans. And their example-whether real or imagined-has served as a religious conscience for an expanding nation. \u003cbr\u003e Portrayals of Quakers-from dangerous and anarchic figures in seventeenth-century theological debates to moral exemplars in twentieth-century theater and film (Grace Kelly in \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, for example)-reflected attempts by writers, speechmakers, and dramatists to grapple with the troubling social issues of the day. As foils to more widely held religious, political, and moral values, members of the Society of Friends became touchstones in national discussions about pacifism, abolition, gender equality, consumer culture, and modernity.\u003cbr\u003e Spanning four centuries, \u003ci\u003eImaginary Friends\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers through the shifting representations of Quaker life in a wide range of literary and visual genres, from theological debates, missionary work records, political theory, and biography to fiction, poetry, theater, and film. It illustrates the ways that, during the long history of Quakerism in the United States, these \"imaginary\" Friends have offered a radical model of morality, piety, and anti-modernity against which the evolving culture has measured itself. \u003cbr\u003e Winner, CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Emmett Ryan is associate professor of English at Auburn University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42564961239136,"sku":"9780299231743","price":44.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/WTMvcmZvOHhHMjh1bTFSTm1MUWdTdz09.webp?v=1770472547","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/imaginary-friends-representing-quakers-in-american-culture-1650a-1950-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}