"O sisters ain't you happy?" : gender, family, and community among the Harvard and Shirley Shakers, 1781-1918 / Suzanne R. Thurman.
2002
BX9768.H3 T48 2002 (Mapit)
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Title
"O sisters ain't you happy?" : gender, family, and community among the Harvard and Shirley Shakers, 1781-1918 / Suzanne R. Thurman.
Author
Thurman, Suzanne Ruth.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0815629060 (alk. paper)
9780815629061 (alk. paper)
0815629346 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780815629344 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780815629061 (alk. paper)
0815629346 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780815629344 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Imprint
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2002.
Language
English
Description
xi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Call Number
BX9768.H3 T48 2002
Summary
Publisher Fact Sheet Compelling, in-depth analysis of Shaker villages that sheds light on how communal attitudes helped to liberate Shaker women.
Note
Publisher Fact Sheet Compelling, in-depth analysis of Shaker villages that sheds light on how communal attitudes helped to liberate Shaker women.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index.
Series
Women and gender in North American religions.
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Table of Contents
1. Planting the "Gospel" 11
2. Gathering the Believers 24
3. Constructing Community 41
4. The Boundaries of Gender 54
5. Labor and Gender 67
6. Creating an Identity 80
7. The Era of Manifestations 94
8. The Woman Question 114
9. Embracing the World 129
10. The Price of Worldliness 143
11. The Dissolution of Harvard and Shirley 159.
2. Gathering the Believers 24
3. Constructing Community 41
4. The Boundaries of Gender 54
5. Labor and Gender 67
6. Creating an Identity 80
7. The Era of Manifestations 94
8. The Woman Question 114
9. Embracing the World 129
10. The Price of Worldliness 143
11. The Dissolution of Harvard and Shirley 159.