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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480235303321

Titolo

Speaking to body and soul : instructions for the Moravian choir helpers, 1785-1786 / / edited and translated by Katherine M. Faull

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

0-271-07962-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 185 pages :) : illustrations ;

Collana

Pietist, Moravian, and Anabaptist studies

Disciplina

284.6

Soggetti

Pastoral care

Theological anthropology - Moravian Church

Human body - Religious aspects - Moravian Church

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This volume consists of the translation of 214 pages of German manuscripts, dated 1785-86, held at the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The manuscripts, titled 'Instructions for the Choir Helpers,' are copies of originals held in the Archives of the Unity of the Brethren in Herrnhut, Germany. Preface.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The single sisters' choir -- The single brethren's choir -- The married persons' choir -- The widows' choir.

Sommario/riassunto

"An annotated and translated collection of instructions on religion, health, sexuality, and family life from the eighteenth-century Moravian Church"--Provided by publisher.