Quaker metaphors

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Quakers used a lot of metaphors to talk about their theology

Light and Dark

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The domains of light and dark work as a binary opposition to produce meaning.

Low and High

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An UP-DOWN schema is in evidence here.

weight

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Heaviness or lightness are used in evaluation

Text illustrating Quaker metaphors

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Account of Persecution by Quakers


This is an American book, with left-aligned image. Quakers were persecuted [1]for their theological beliefs by, for example, their Puritan neighbours in New England.

  1. ^ "Shattuck and The Devil Try To Stop Quaker Persecution in New England". New England Historical Society. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-07-10.