Book I: Antiquities
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Book I: Antiquities is the opening section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana, focusing on the early history and foundations of New England.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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historical writing ⓘ |
| author | Cotton Mather ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colonial America ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
early history of New England
ⓘ
New England Colonies ⓘ
surface form:
foundations of New England
|
| genre |
colonial history
ⓘ
ecclesiastical history ⓘ |
| historicalMethod | providential history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 17th-century New England ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | English-speaking Protestant readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| openingSectionOf | Magnalia Christi Americana ⓘ |
| partOf | Magnalia Christi Americana ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first book ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
divine providence in New England’s founding
ⓘ
religious foundations of New England society ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other books of Magnalia Christi Americana ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Puritan ⓘ |
| subject |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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surface form:
New England Puritan settlement
early colonial leaders in New England ⓘ origins of New England churches ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Calvinist ⓘ |
| workContainedIn |
Magnalia Christi Americana
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surface form:
Magnalia Christi Americana: or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England
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