Mother's first-born daughters : early Shaker writings on women and religion
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Mother's first-born daughters : early Shaker writings on women and religion
（Religion in North America）
Indiana University Press, c1993
- pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-282) and index
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pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780253207449
内容説明
" . . . an excellent collection of writings covering the period 1774-1854 . . . mostly in print for the first time. . . . Humez provides excellent and clear introductions, emphasizing the ambiguous role of women." -Library Journal
"This very fine book is a valuable contribution to Shaker studies, religious studies, and women's studies." -Journal of American History
"The editor provides insightful commentary, but the power is in the straightforward and powerful words of the women who founded and participated in this most religious American group." -The Bloomsbury Review
"Humez's work is a model of revisionist scholarship, critically objective and editorially balanced, and provides a solid introduction to the early history of the Shakers." -Utopian Studies
"Israel, you have begun to bear for other souls, and you must never give out, till the last soul is gathered in. When you get home, tell your father and stepmother that your mother is risen from the dead." -from the book
A fascinating introduction to the world of the early Shakers, this anthology documents the contributions to Shaker religion made by women during its first seventy years. It gives a more accurate vision of Shakerism and highlights the ways in which gender can play an important role in the creation of a new religious institution.
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Foreword by Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein
Acknowledgments
A Note on Manuscript Sources and Abbreviations
General Introduction
1. "A Mother in Divinity": Ann Lee Imagery and Narrative, 1808-1851
Introduction
Healing Stories by Women (1808)
Testimonies of Ann Lee's Followers (1816)
Ann Lee's Own Personal Experience Narratives, as Remembered by Her Followers (1816)
Narrative of the Journey through New England (1816)
Women's Testimonies in Defense of Ann Lee (1827)
Jemima Blanchard's Stories as Recalled by Roxalana Grosvenor (1836)
Elizabeth Wood's Testimony (1851)
2. "Your Parent in the Gospel": The Sayings and Correspondence of Lucy Wright
Introduction
Words Spoken by Mother Lucy...March 25th, 1815
Accounts of Two Visits with Mother Lucy Wright
Sayings of Mother Lucy at Watervliet (1816)
Sayings of Mother Lucy from Eldress Betsy Harrison's Book
Counsel and Instruction Given by Mother Lucy...
Mother Lucy's Last Visit to Watervliet
Selected Correspondence
3. "Poor Child in a Distant Land": Selected correspondence of Shaker Sisters, West and East, 1805-1835
Introduction
Selected Correspondence
4. "The Heavens Are Open": Women's Perspectives on Midcentury Spiritualism
Introduction
The Onset of the Revival (Watervliet Church Family Meeting Journal, (1838- 1840)
A Visionary Dream Concerning Ann Eliza Goodwin (1840)
Mother Lucy's Word to the Sisters (1841)
Visits from ALien Spirits at Watervliet (Church Family Meeting Journal, 1842-1843)
The Hancock Sweeping Gift (1843)
Hancock Mountain Meeting (1843)
Holy Mother Wisdom's Fold (n.d.)
Paulina Bate's Divine Book of Holy and Eternal Wisdom (1849)
Mary Hazzard's "Precious Crumbs of Heavenly Food..." (1839-1842)
New Year's Verses for the New Lebanon Sisters (1846)
A Selective Bibliography of Published Sources
Index
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ISBN 9780253328700
内容説明
"The following morning, Mother led Israel and Elizabeth out of the house and spoke to them as follows: "Last night, when we were in the worship of God, I saw a number of souls rise from the dead, and come into the resurrection of life. And when you [Israel] was here before, I saw your mother [his mother had been dead thirty years] and when you was released, and your flesh turned to its natural color again, she was released also and came into the resurrection...Israel, you have begun to bear for other souls, and you must never give out, till the last soul is gathered in. When you get home, tell your father and stepmother that your mother is risen from the dead."" - from the book. A fascinating introduction to the world of the early Shakers, this anthology documents the contributions to Shaker religion made by women during its first seventy years. This period (1780-1851) saw Mother Ann Lee's complex legacy as the founder of a new religion realized in a network of nineteen separatist celibate communities in eight states.
By giving us a closer look at the ways in which women influenced the evolution of the religion during this formative era, this book contributes to a more accurate vision of Shakerism and highlights the ways in which gender can play an important role in the creation of a new religious institution.
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Foreword by Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein Acknowledgments A Note on Manuscript Sources and Abbreviations General Introduction 1. OA Mother in DivinityO: Ann Lee Imagery and Narrative, 1808-1851 Introduction Healing Stories by Women (1808) Testimonies of Ann LeeOs Followers (1816) Ann LeeOs Own Personal Experience Narratives, as Remembered by Her Followers (1816) Narrative of the Journey through New England (1816) WomenOs Testimonies in Defense of Ann Lee (1827) Jemima BlanchardOs Stories as Recalled by Roxalana Grosvenor (1836) Elizabeth WoodOs Testimony (1851) 2. OYour Parent in the GospelO: The Sayings and Correspondence of Lucy Wright Introduction Words Spoken by Mother Lucy...March 25th, 1815 Accounts of Two Visits with Mother Lucy Wright Sayings of Mother Lucy at Watervliet (1816) Sayings of Mother Lucy from Eldress Betsy HarrisonOs Book Counsel and Instruction Given by Mother Lucy... Mother LucyOs Last Visit to Watervliet Selected Correspondence 3. OPoor Child in a Distant LandO: Selected correspondence of Shaker Sisters, West and East, 1805-1835 Introduction Selected Correspondence 4. OThe Heavens Are OpenO: WomenOs Perspectives on Midcentury Spiritualism Introduction The Onset of the Revival (Watervliet Church Family Meeting Journal, (1838- 1840) A Visionary Dream Concerning Ann Eliza Goodwin (1840) Mother LucyOs Word to the Sisters (1841) Visits from ALien Spirits at Watervliet (Church Family Meeting Journal, 1842-1843) The Hancock Sweeping Gift (1843) Hancock Mountain Meeting (1843) Holy Mother WisdomOs Fold (n.d.) Paulina BateOs Divine Book of Holy and Eternal Wisdom (1849) Mary HazzardOs OPrecious Crumbs of Heavenly Food...O (1839-1842) New YearOs Verses for the New Lebanon Sisters (1846) A Selective Bibliography of Published Sources Index
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