Cast Down: Abjection in America, 1700-1850 by Mark J. Miller

Cast Down: Abjection in America, 1700-1850

Early American Studies

Mark J. Miller

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Derived from the Latin abiectus, literally meaning "thrown or cast down," "abjection" names the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible. In Western religious tradition, to be abject is to submit to bodily suffering or psychological m...

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