Amitié, amour et spiritualité dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre du XVIIIe siècle : l'expérience d'Esther Burr et de Sarah Prince

Friendship, Love and Spirituality in 18th Century New England: the Experience of Esther Burr and Sarah Prince. L. Bergamasco. Minister's daughters form the intellectual elite amongst devout women in 18th century New England. In this article, the bond of friendship between Esther Edwards Burr and Sarah Prince Gill, daughters of eminent Protestant ministers, is analysed. Careful reading of their writings brings out the way in which their emotional life was directed and inspired by the Protestant religion. These two women were also drawn towards intellectual activity by their deep spirituality. Their quest which was spiritual, sentimental and intellectual, is summed up and exemplified in the friendship they cultivated and theorized upon fervently. By establishing such a bond of friendship, Esther Burr and Sarah Prince thus bear witness to the exceptional nature of their condition as well as to their commitment to the Protestant cause.Bergamasco Lucia. Amitié, amour et spiritualité dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre du XVIIIe siècle : l'expérience d'Esther Burr et de Sarah Prince. In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 41ᵉ année, N. 2, 1986. pp. 295-323