Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Shakers written by Stephen J. Paterwic and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Shakerism teaches God’s immanence through the common life shared in Christ’s mystical body.” Like many religious seekers throughout the ages, they honor the revelation of God but cannot be bound up in an unchanging set of dogmas or creeds. Freeing themselves from domination by the state religion, Mother Ann Lee and her first followers in mid-18th-century England labored to encounter the godhead directly. They were blessed by spiritual gifts that showed them a way to live the heavenly life on Earth. The result of their efforts was the fashioning of a celibate communal life called the Christlife, wherein a person, after confessing all sin, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, can travel the path of regeneration into ever- increasing holiness. Pacifism, equality of the sexes, and withdrawal from the world are some of the ways the faith was put into practice. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Shakers contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on Shaker communities, industries, individual families, and important people. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Shakers.

Download or read book The A to Z of the Shakers written by Stephen J. Paterwic and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Shaker Furniture Makers written by Jerry V. Grant and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 1989 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ret opstillingsnummer i bogen

Download or read book Horizons Touched written by Steve Lake and published by Granta Books (Uk). This book was released on 2007 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ECM label and its founder Manfred Eicher have altered musical history.

Download or read book Shaker Village Views written by Robert P. Emlen and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking work on all known Shaker village drawings, revealing their historical & artistic significance.

Download or read book Shakerism Its Meaning and Message written by Anna White and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Machinery hall annexes and special buildings Department V Machinery written by United States Centennial Commission and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shaker Image written by Elmer R. Pearson and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Celebrating Bird written by Gary Giddins and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within days of Charlie “Bird” Parker’s death at the age of thirty-four, a scrawled legend began appearing on walls around New York City: Bird Lives. Gone was one of the most outstanding jazz musicians of any era, the troubled genius who brought modernism to jazz and became a defining cultural force for musicians, writers, and artists of every stripe. Arguably the most significant musician in the country at the time of his death, Parker set the standard many musicians strove to reach—though he never enjoyed the same popular success that greeted many of his imitators. Today, the power of Parker’s inventions resonates undiminished; and his influence continues to expand. Celebrating Bird is the groundbreaking and award-winning account of the life and legend of Charlie Parker from renowned biographer and critic Gary Giddins, whom Esquire called “the best jazz writer in America today.” Richly illustrated and drawing primarily from original sources, Giddins overturns many of the myths that have grown up around Parker. He cuts a fascinating portrait of the period, from Parker’s apprentice days in the 1930s in his hometown of Kansas City to the often difficult years playing clubs in New York and Los Angeles, and reveals how Parker came to embody not only musical innovation and brilliance but the rage and exhilaration of an entire generation. Fully revised and with a new introduction by the author, Celebrating Bird is a classic of jazz writing that the Village Voice heralded as “a celebration of the highest order”—a portrayal of a jazz virtuoso whose gargantuan talent was haunted by his excesses and a view into the ravishing art of one of jazz’s most commanding and remarkable figures.

Download or read book Maps of the Shaker West written by Martha Boice and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1805 when Shaker missionaries came from the East, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois & Michigan were all considered part of "the West." Working primarily through dissident Presbyterian theologians, the Shakers established communities in Ohio, Kentucky, & Indiana within the first decade. MAPS OF THE SHAKER WEST chronicles the Kentucky Revival sites & Shaker communities in the Shaker West. Directional & site maps as well as drawings of buildings explain each area. Eagle Creek & Straight Creek as well as Darby Plains, short-lived Shaker communities in Ohio, are well documented. Farms owned by various Shaker groups around the time of the Civil War illustrate the role of Shakers in the Underground Railroad. Indexed & footnoted, the book contains 49 maps & 17 illustrations. Martha Boice, Dayton, Ohio, contributed research & the historical narrative. Dale Covington, Marietta, Georgia, created site maps with a special computer program. Directional maps & many illustrations are the work of Richard Spence, Cincinnati, Ohio. Volume discounts available from the publisher. Knot Garden Press, 7712 Eagle Creek Dr., Dayton, OH 45459, 937-433-2592. Order directly from the publisher. 6 or more books: $12 each wholesale. 25 or more books: $10 each wholesale.

Download or read book Gifts of Power written by Rebecca Jackson and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A free black woman in antebellum America, Rebecca Cox Jackson (1795-1871) was an independent itinerant preacher and religious visionary who founded a Shaker community in Philadelphia that survived her death by twenty-five years. Gifts of powers containers her complete extant writings, covering the period 1830 to 1864."--Dust jacket.

Download or read book Shaker Your Plate written by Frances A. Carr and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cookbook of both old and new recipes assembled by one of the few remaining Shakers, including endearing recollections of Shaker cooks and Community life

Download or read book A Chosen Path written by Karen Karnes and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the artistic accomplishments of the American potter Karen Karnes, discussing her early works produced during communial living in North Carolina and New York, her mature work produced in Vermont, and her status as an international artist.

Download or read book Fresh from the Farm 6pk written by Rigby and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese Glazes written by Nigel Wood and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese pottery has long been esteemed not only for its beauty and delicacy but also for the utility and efficiency evident in the potter's skill.

Download or read book The Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by Scholarly Title. This book was released on 1987 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Slab Techniques written by Ian Marsh and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical handbook exporing the possibilities of ceramic work using slabs.