RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pequot War, Puritans, American Exceptionalism
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The development of certain literature and art. A poet who wrote the divine comedy, not funny, the story of dante"s descent to hell and then. The inferno- image of the satan figure, in the european imagination to paradise. The early french colonists were fur traders and priests, but not families, not a settlement. When the protestants came they created colonies, a design for new people to live, families, wealthy people but also servants. English come to this land because they want to create a space to have a pure religious community = the puritans. Wanted to change the church and get rid of all the rituals. Have dominion over the land and to use for their benefit. Tended to have a religious or spiritual thought that every day was sacred and the natural life. These people are dominating the land was important, while catholics believe you should live for another day to end up living in.
