Magnalia Christi Americana
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Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magnalia Christi Americana Context triple: [Cotton Mather, notableWork, Magnalia Christi Americana]
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The Quaker
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Book of Common Prayer
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Mens et Manus
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Mayflower Compact
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All Hail to Massachusetts
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magnalia Christi Americana Target entity description: Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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A.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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B.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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C.
Republic of Letters
The Republic of Letters was an informal, transnational community of scholars, writers, and intellectuals who exchanged ideas through correspondence and publications, playing a key role in shaping Enlightenment thought.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ecclesiastical history ⓘ |
| author | Cotton Mather ⓘ |
| completionApproximateDate | c. 1697 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colonial New England ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
conflicts with dissenters in New England
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early New England revivals ⓘ founding of Connecticut ⓘ founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Thomas Parkhurst ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
New England churches
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New England religious leaders ⓘ Puritan institutions ⓘ providential events in New England ⓘ |
| genre |
Puritan literature
ⓘ
church history ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Magnalia Christi Americana
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surface form:
Magnalia Christi Americana; or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England
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| hasPart |
Book I: Antiquities
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Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei ⓘ Book III: Polybius ⓘ Psalter ⓘ
surface form:
Book IV: Psalterium Americanum
Magnalia Christi Americana self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Book V: Acts and Monuments
Magnalia Christi Americana self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Book VI: A Faithful Record of Many Illustrious, Wonderful Providences
Magnalia Christi Americana self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Book VII: A General Ecclesiastical History of the New-English Churches
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| hasPerspective |
pro-Puritan
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providentialist ⓘ |
| historicalRegionDescribed | New England ⓘ |
| includesBiographiesOf |
New England magistrates
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New England ministers ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography of New England
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later American religious history writing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Puritanism
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surface form:
New England Puritanism
New England clergy ⓘ history of New England ⓘ providential history ⓘ |
| notablePersonDescribed |
Increase Mather
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John Cotton ⓘ John Winthrop ⓘ Thomas Hooker ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationDate | 1702 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Congregationalism
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Puritanism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
17th-century New England
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colonial era ⓘ |
| writtenByClergy | true ⓘ |
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Subject: Magnalia Christi Americana Description of subject: Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Book V: Acts and Monuments
this entity surface form:
Book VI: A Faithful Record of Many Illustrious, Wonderful Providences
this entity surface form:
Book VII: A General Ecclesiastical History of the New-English Churches
this entity surface form:
Magnalia Christi Americana; or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England
this entity surface form:
A Brief History of the War with the Indians in New-England
this entity surface form:
Magnalia Christi Americana: or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England
this entity surface form:
Book II of Magnalia Christi Americana