Sisters in the faith : Shaker women and equality of the sexes / Glendyne R. Wergland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wergland, Glendyne R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakers--History.

Shakers.

Shaker women--Religious life.

Shaker women.

Equality--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61376-053-1

OCLC:

768288565