Marie Rowlandson: Captivity and Religious Identity
Presentation Type
Poster
Release Option
Event
Description
Between the years 1650 and 1711 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Mary Rowlandson traveled from England to Massachusetts. During her time in America, she was held in captivity by the Nipmuc Nation, and she documented her time then. Previous scholarship such as that of Laura Laffrado argued that Rowlandson’s religion played a large part in her life after captivity. This paper examines Mary Rowlandson’s documentation of her time in captivity and religious documents from seventeenth-century Massachusetts to argue that Rowlandson’s religion impacted the way she and her peers viewed her captivity and how it impacted her life afterwards. Beginning with the analysis of Puritan religion, the Nipmuc Nation, and King Philip’s War, 1675- 1678, illustrates Rowlandson’s religion in the 17th century and how captivity influenced her life. Overall, the paper demonstrates the impact of religion in Mary Rowlandson’s life during captivity.
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Faculty Mentor
Dr. Robert Batchelor
Department of Primary Presenter's Major
Department of History
Primary Presenter's Major(s)
History
Location
Poster Session (Lobby)
Symposium Year
2022
Marie Rowlandson: Captivity and Religious Identity
Poster Session (Lobby)
