HIST 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Industrial Revolution, Puritans, Cash Crop
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Hist 161 - lecture one - laboring a new world. Western europeans (late medieval early modern catholics) viewed work summed up as. Meaning pray and work", as in physical labor especially in regards to farming. Labor involving enduring physical labor in order to pay homage and be a remainder of the torment christ suffered. Ideas of work in this time period found in the bible, that people did attempt to live up to. Vision of labor entailing working hard and producing a family you will be working towards one"s own happiness. Though other parts of the bible entail labor as simply part of your burden on earth no matter what and to honor christ. Today the word labor is a synonym for work but is more formal and has the connotation of hard physical effort. We also use the phrase in labor" to describe giving birth because it is so.