Sisters in the Faith : Shaker Women and Equality of the Sexes /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wergland, Glendyne R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Shakers > History.
Equality > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Shaker women > Religious life.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Shaker terminology
  • Introduction
  • 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
  • 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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