Sisters in the faith : Shaker women and equality of the sexes / / Glendyne R. Wergland
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| Autore: |
Wergland Glendyne R.
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| Titolo: |
Sisters in the faith : Shaker women and equality of the sexes / / Glendyne R. Wergland
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| Pubblicazione: | Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2011 |
| ©2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (228 p. ) |
| Disciplina: | 289/.8082 |
| Soggetto topico: | Shaker women - Religious life |
| Equality - Religious aspects - Christianity | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sisters in the faith |
| ISBN: | 1-61376-053-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463868703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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