Pioneer Prophetess : Jemima Wilkinson, the Publick Universal Friend / Herbert A. Wisbey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wisbey, Herbert A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York History.

Religious Studies.

Local Subjects:

New York History.

Religious Studies.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

At the age of twenty-four, the Rhode Island Quaker Jemima Wilkinson (1752-1819) recovered from a bout of fever with the pronouncement that she had been directed by a vision to preach to a "dying and sinful world." Announcing that Jemima had died and that her body now housed a new spirit, the Publick Universal Friend, this remarkably charismatic-and notably scandal-plagued-woman gathered several hundred followers and settled to the west of Seneca Lake. Although the religious community she founded on a framework of abstinence and friendship did not long survive her, Wilkinson remains a figure of fascination and mystery to this day. Herbert A. Wisbey Jr.'s 1964 biography is the authoritative account of her life, times, and ideals.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Chapter I.Birth Of A Prophetess

Chapter II.Saith The Universal Friend

Chapter III. Refuge In Little Rest

Chapter IV. New England Ministry

Chapter V.Pennsylvania

Chapter VI. Wilderness Sanctuary

Chapter VII. Jerusalem

Chapter VIII. Trials And Tribulations

Chapter IX. Death Of A Prophetess

Chapter X.Legend And Lore

Appendix I.Death Book Of The Society Of Universal Friends

Appendix II. The Universal Friend's Advice, To Those Of The Same Religious Society

Notes

Bibliographical Essay

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In Telugu.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-1153-9

OCLC:

1050152525