"A substantial contribution to American history." — The New York Times. Definitive study provides detailed coverage of origins, ideology, industry and art, mode of worship, internal organization of communities. Author's reliance on original manuscript material, contemporary illustrations make this study especially useful to students of American social and religious movements. 33 illustrations.
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A Fine Introduction to the Shakers,
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This review is from: The People Called Shakers (Paperback)
The Shakers were a religious group founded in England and transplanted to America in Colonial Times. Their aim was to live a "simple" life. They founded numerous villages throughout New England, where they shared a communal existence based on farming, carpentry, and furniture-making. Today the Shakers are virtually extinct but they are best-remembered for their distinctive furniture.Edward D. Andrews was an authority on the Shakers and he wrote several books on these fascinating people. This one is a good place to start your study. Then move into his "Work & Worship Among the Shakers," before getting into books by other authors on the subject. Deming tells the interesting story of the Shakers, and makes you wish there were still some Shaker villages to visit. But alas, they're all gone, victims of the Modern World! Deming's books are the next best thing!
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whole lot of shakin goin on,
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good book to read about these strange people. I did get a lot from it and it was indepth enough, while being short enough to feel I know more about the Shakers than I did before. No problems with this book
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A classic!,
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Some of the information here has been reinterpreted over time. But readers seeking to understand the spirituality of the Shakers would do well to begin here, and experience the Andrews' genuine enthusiasm for their subject, and then follow with other readings by contemporary authors.
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- Spirit Possession and Popular Religion: From the old world to the new world: Origins of the Shakers by Clarke Garrett on 11 pages
- Chaste Liberation: CELIBACY AND FEMALE CULTURAL STATUS by Sally Kitch on 9 pages
- Bodies of Life: Shaker Literature and Literacies (Contributions to the Study of Religion) by Etta Madden on 7 pages
- One Shaker Life: Isaac Newton Youngs, 1793-1865 by Glendyne R. Wergland on 6 pages
- The Site of the Social: A Philosophical Account of the Constitution of Social Life and Change by Theodore R. Schatzki on 5 pages
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