Faithful Bodies: Performing Religion and Race in the Puritan Atlantic

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Faithful Bodies This page intentionally left blank Early American Places is a collaborative project of the University of Georgia Press, New York University Press, Northern Illinois University Press, and the University of Nebraska Press. The series is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, please visit www.earlyamericanplaces.org. Advisory Board Vincent Brown, Duke University Stephanie M. H. Camp, University of Washington Andrew Cayton, Miami University Cornelia Hughes Dayton, University of Connecticut Nicole Eustace, New York University Amy S. Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of Chicago Peter Charles Hoffer, University of Georgia Karen Ordahl Kupperman, New York University Joshua Piker, University of Oklahoma Mark M. Smith, University of South Carolina Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University This page intentionally left blank Faithful Bodies Performing Religion and Race in the Puritan Atlantic heather miyano kopelson a New York University Press new york and london N e W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2014 by New York University All rights reserved library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Kopelson, Heather Miyano. Faithful bodies : performing religion and race in the Puritan Atlantic / Heather Miyano Kopelson. pages cm — (Early American places) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4798-0500-6 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Massachusetts—Race relations—Religious aspects—History—17th century. 2. Rhode Island—Race relations—Religious aspects—History—17th century. 3. Bermuda Islands—Race relations—Religious aspects—History—17th century. 4. Great Britain— Colonies—America—History—17th century. 5. Puritans—America—History—17th century. 6. Protestantism—Social aspects—America—History—History—17th century. 7. Ethnicity—America—Religious aspects—History—17th century. 8. Massachusetts— History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. 9. Rhode Island—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. 10. Bermuda Islands—History—17th century. I. Title. F75.A1K67 2014 305.800974—dc23 2013049744 References to Internet Web sites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Also available as an ebook ...