Secret Ritual and Manhood in Victorian America

Author: Mark C. Carnes
ISBN: 9780300051469

In this study of American 19th-century secret orders, the author argues that religious practices and gender roles became increasingly feminized in Victorian America and that secret societies, such as the Freemasons, offered men and boys an alternative, male counterculture.

Publisher: Yale University Press
Publish Date: 1991-07-01

Subjects: History / United States / General, Social Science / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Men/Masculinities)