Sisters in the faith : Shaker women and equality of the sexes /

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In 1788, following the death of charismatic founder Mother Ann Lee, the celibate religious group known as the Shakers set out to institutionalize equality of the sexes in their theology, government, and daily practice. In this book, Glendyne Wergland evaluates how well they succeeded in that mission...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wergland, Glendyne R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Shakers > History.
Shakers.
Shaker women > Religious life.
Equality > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Femmes shakers > Vie religieuse.
RELIGION > General.
Frau.
Religiöses Leben.
Geschlechterrolle.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Joining the Shakers
  • Ann Lee
  • The short marriage of Mother Lucy Wright
  • Why women joined the Shakers, 1780-1840
  • Shaker girlhood
  • Chastity and the Shaker cap
  • pt. 2. Work and worship
  • The world's views of Shaker sisters, 1782-1865
  • Work, reciprocity, equality, and union
  • Gendered conflict among the Shakers
  • Abuse by spirit messages during the era of manifestations
  • The New Lebanon deaconesses' bonnet business, 1835-1850
  • Conclusions on Shaker equality of the sexes.

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