One Shaker life : Isaac Newton Youngs, 1793-1865 /

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A rare inside look at the life of an ordinary Shaker A member of the United Society of Believers, better known as the Shakers, Isaac Newton Youngs spent most of his life in New Lebanon, New York, home of the society's central Ministry. As both a private diarist and the official village scribe,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wergland, Glendyne R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Youngs, Isaac N. > (Isaac Newton)
Youngs, Isaac Newton.
Shakers > New York (State) > New Lebanon > Biography.
Shakers.
Hank und die Shakers > Musikgruppe
RELIGION > General.
New Lebanon (N.Y.) > Biography.
New York (State) > New Lebanon.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Shaker society : an overview
  • Isaac Newton Youngs's childhood and youth, 1793-1807
  • Youth and lust : a snare of Satan to beguile the soul, 1818-1823
  • Rebellion in Shaker society : learning humility, 1818-1827
  • Clockmaking : the Youngs family traditions and Shaker change, 1800-1840
  • Journey to the western societies : a respite from work, 1834
  • Intimacy between men in Shaker society
  • Shaker worship, Isaac Newton Youngs, and the era of manifestations
  • Spiritual autobiography : the journey of life, 1848
  • Perfectionism and overwork in middle age
  • Tailoring : a burden for six decades
  • The final years, 1853-1865.

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