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The a to Z of the Shakers
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2009
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The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, followed Mother Ann Lee to the United States in 1774 when life in England became difficult. In the United States, they established several colonies whose governing principals included celibacy and agrarian communal living. Even at its peak, however, Shakerism claimed only about 4,500 members. Today, except for one active community in Sabbathday, Maine, the great Shaker villages are diminished, but the Shakers left an enduring impact on the religion and culture of the United States. The A to Z of the Shakers relates the history of this fascinating group through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on Shaker communities, industries, individual families, and important people. Every definition, biography, and point of history was submitted to the Shakers at Sabbathday Lake for their review before it was included for publication. As such, the voice of the contemporary Shakers is found in the dictionary, and they have given it their unequivocal endorsement.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-6893-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-7056-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
326
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Contents No access
Editor’s Foreword No access
Endorsement No access
Preface No access
Chronology No access
Introduction No access
The Dictionary No access Pages 1 - 254
Appendix A: List of Those Who Served in the Gospel Ministry No access Pages 255 - 261
Appendix B: Covenant or Constitution of the Church of the United Society in the Town of New Gloucester, 3 December 1832 No access Pages 262 - 275
Appendix C: Conditional, Probationary, or Novitiate Covenant No access Pages 276 - 277
Appendix D: Current Rules Governing How the Shakers Live No access Pages 278 - 288
Appendix E: Daily Schedule of a Shaker No access Pages 289 - 290
Appendix F: Format of a Shaker Worship Service No access Pages 291 - 292
