Bibliograph

The shaker world, art, life, belief, John T. Kirk

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The shaker world, art, life, belief, John T. Kirk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-276) and index

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illustrationsmusic

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The shaker world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

36103777

Responsibility statement

John T. Kirk

Sub title

art, life, belief

Table Of Contents

Ch. I. Ann Lee: Charismatic Force, and the Ecstatic Origins of Shaker Belief -- Ch. II. "Brought into Gospel Order" -- Ch. III. Shaker Design: Sources, Central Control, and Regional Differences -- Ch. IV. The Shakers and Beauty -- Ch. V. Visual Affirmation of Order: a Gift Drawing, a Case of Drawers, a Meetinghouse, a Barn, and Dances -- VI. The "Classic" Objects -- Ch. VII. Color and Varnish: History and Worldly Practices, and Shaker Use -- Ch. VIII. Era of Manifestations, 1837-1850: Angels, Purges, Gift Drawings, the Narrow Path, and Sexuality -- Ch. IX. After 1860: "Very Much Like the Inhabitants of the Section of the Country Where They Reside" -- Ch. X. The Twentieth Century: Myth Makers, Revisionists, and a Comparative Awareness of Perfection -- App. The Millennial Laws of 1821

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