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HARMONY SOCIETY

religious society founded by German Separatists under the leadership of George Rapp. The Harmonists (or Rappites) held property in common and subscribed to the austere doctrines of their leader, including that of celibacy. In 1805 the society founded the village of Harmony, Pa., and developed it into a prosperous agricultural and industrial community. Led by Rapp, the Harmonists moved in 1814–15 to Indiana and founded another Harmony. They prospered there too, but in 1825 they sold their holdings to Robert Owen (see New Harmony) and returned to Pennsylvania to create their third village at Economy (now Ambridge), NW of Pittsburgh. In 1832 a part of the colony, under "Count Leon," a German adventurer, withdrew to form a separate community. The society was weakened by the death of Rapp (1847), dwindled as the members grew older, and went out of existence after 1906.

See studies by A. Williams (1866, repr. 1971); J. S. Duss (1943), and K. J. R. Arndt (2 vol., 1972).

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The New Harmony Movement
Book by George B. Lockwood; D. Appleton and Company, 1905
Subjects:	Harmonists, New Harmony (Ind.)--History
...erected "In memory of the Harmony Society, founded by George Rapp...foreshadowed the destiny of the Harmony Society. "It needs no second thought...least, we may denominate the Harmony Society a successful communism; its...

Harmony Theory: A Bibliography
Book by James E. Perone; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects:	Harmony--Bibliography
...November 1990 . T221. Gariel Eduardo. A New System of Harmony Based on Four Fundamental Chords . Boston: G. Schirmer...Francesco Gasparini . Journal of the American Musicological Society 18 : 255 -6 no. 2, 1965 . TB232. Review of "The...

Harmony and the Music of the Spheres: The Ars Musica in Ninth-Century Commentaries on Martianus Capella
Book by Mariken Teeuwen; Brill, 2002
Subjects:	Harmony Of The Spheres, Martianus Capella--De Nuptiis Philologiae Et Mercurii, Music Theory--History--500-1400
HARMONY AND THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES MITTELLATEINISCHE STUDIEN...HERAUSGEGEBEN VON PAUL GERHARD SCHMIDT BAND XXX HARMONY AND THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES The Ars Musica in ,Ninth-Century...vice versa 4 Conclusions Plates 1-6 184 Harmony of the spheres: philosophical controversies 190 1...

Order and Freedom: Literature and Society in Germany from 1720-1805
Book by Alan Menhennet; Basic Books, 1973
Subjects:	German Literature--18th Century--History And Criticism, German Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism, Literature And Society--Germany
...does not seem to be out of harmony with the idea of reform from...conducive to a mood of ease and harmony, or of energy and enterprise...able to portray such an ideal harmony in a real context only in...be cruel and unpleasant, for society could not always find work...

Paradoxes of Civil Society: New Perspectives on Modern German and British History
Book by Frank Trentmann; Berghahn Books, 2000
Subjects:	Civil Society
...Willpower, and Harmony: On the Problematic...State and Civil Society in Nineteenth-Century...enlightenment and harmony--Harmonia and Concordia...general zoological society, nor even by the...Energy, Willpower and Harmony: On the Problematic...State and Civil Society in Nineteenth-Century...

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Managing Ideologies: Harmony as Ideology in Amish and Japanese Societies
Journal article by Robert L. Kidder, John A. Hostetler; Law & Society Review, Vol. 24, 1990
Subjects:	Sociological Jurisprudence
...MANAGING IDEOLOGIES: HARMONY AS IDEOLOGY IN...Japanese and Amish society have been interpreted...8617794. view harmony and consensus as...analysis: Here is a society with an advanced...consequence of each societys unique culture...the appearance of harmony is partially preserved...

On the Very Concept of Harmony in Leibniz
Journal article by Laurence Carlin; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 54, 2000
Subjects:	Harmony--Philosophy, Holism--Philosophy, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Philosophers--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Gregory Brown, "Compossibility, Harmony, Perfection"; chapter 2 of...of Relations," The Leibniz Society Review 5 (1995): 1-10. Given...Reply to Cover," The Leibniz Society Review 5 (1995): 11-14...32) In this sense, then, harmony is perhaps most appropriately...

The Black Authentic: Structure, Style, and Value in Group Harmony
Journal article by Stuart L. Goosman; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 17, 1997
Subjects:	Harmony--Social aspects, Music, Black--Analysis
...vis-a-vis the larger (white) society. Victor Turner (1982, 47-50...normative communitas." Group harmony may be thought of as a "deep...some were already in the black harmony tradition. From the performers...part because in our racialist society whites tend to identify black...

Rescher, Nicholas. Cognitive Harmony: The Role of Systemic Harmony in the Constitution of Knowledge
Journal article by Christopher V. Mirus; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects:	Books--Book reviews, Cognitive Harmony: The Role of Systemic Harmony in the Constitution of Knowledge (Book)--Book reviews, Epistemic Logic: A Survey of the Logic of Knowledge (Book)--Book reviews, Realism and Pragmatic Epistemology (Book)--Book reviews
Rescher, Nicholas. Cognitive Harmony: The Role of Systemic Harmony in the Constitution of Knowledge. by Christopher V. Mirus RESCHER, Nicholas. Cognitive Harmony: The Role of Systemic Harmony in the Constitution of...

Ian Donnachie. Robert Owen: Owen of New Lanark and New Harmony
Journal article by Richard A. Lynch; Utopian Studies, Vol. 14, 2003
Subjects:	Books--Book reviews, Robert Owen: Owen of New Lanark and New Harmony (Book)--Book reviews
...The 30 years of Owens life after his final departure from New Harmony until his death in 1858 are briefly resumed in the final chapter...for readers interested in the evolution of Owens ideas about society, and typical of Donnachies treatment throughout, is the discussion...

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Out of Harmony; Indiana Histories
Magazine article by Lucy Joyce Kamau; History Today, Vol. 47, August 1997
Subjects:	Harmony Society--History, Indiana--History, James, Jesse--Achievements and awards, Owens, Robert--Social policy, Posey County, Indiana--History, Utopias--Indiana
...groups arrived in 1815. The Harmony Society was a collection of about a...the backwoods. Although the Harmony Society was economically successful...purchasing the property from the Harmony Society in January 1824, Owen immediately...

Job Flexibility Aids Work-Family Harmony
Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 130, November 2001
Subjects:	Employee motivation--Management, Employees--Social aspects, Flexible hours--Social aspects, Flexible work hours--Social aspects, Work and family--Management
Job Flexibility Aids Work-Family Harmony. E. Jeffrey Hill, a researcher from the Family Studies...employer. With this kind of flexibility, employees felt more harmony between their work and family life. It appears to enable them...

Helping Venus and Mars Find Harmony
Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 128, April 2000
Subjects:	American Furniture Manufacturers Association--Surveys, Home furnishings--Social aspects, Interior design--Demographic aspects, Sex differences--Surveys
Helping Venus and Mars Find Harmony. Stylistic differences between the sexes can create challenges...Given such polar viewpoints, can Venus and Mars ever find stylistic harmony under the same roof? Its not only possible, but easy if you know...

Dinotopia: Lost Island and Forgotten Civilization: An Extraordinary Place Where Humans and Dinosaurs Live in Harmony Comes to Life in This Enchanting Exhibition of One of the Country's Foremost Fantasy Illustrators
Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 134, May 2006
Subjects:	Gurney, James--Exhibitions, Illustration (Graphic arts)--Exhibitions, Oil painting--Exhibitions, Oil-painting--Exhibitions
...an extraordinary place where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony, fuses fantasy with realism and scientific accuracy. "The thing...meticulous artistic ability--is a civilization like no other. The society has its own language, alphabet (dinosaur footprints that correspond...

'A Relentless Focus on "Personality" Risks Constructing a Public World of Commercial Stimulation, Limiting the Trusted Space in Which Society Can Ask and Answer the Questions of the Times': Who Is to Blame for the Malaise in Public Life? Is It Politicians, Journalists, or Both, Working in Harmony?
Magazine article by Douglas Alexander, John Lloyd; New Statesman, Vol. 134, November 21, 2005
Subjects:	Communication in politics, Political communication, Politicians--Behavior, Press and politics, United Kingdom--Political aspects
...the Trusted Space in Which Society Can Ask and Answer the Questions...Journalists, or Both, Working in Harmony? by Douglas Alexander...trusted space in which we as a society can ask and answer the questions...the continuing freedom of a society that cannot be free without...

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Harmony between Ages Men from Teens to Seniors Enjoy Barbershop Group
Newspaper article by Ann Piccininni; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 8, 2006
Subjects:	High school students
...of the international Barbershop Harmony Society, invites potential members of...barbershop group. "I like the harmony, I like the songs," Van Dam said...fifth place honors in a Barbershop Harmony Society-Illinois District competition...

Men of Harmony Serenade Holiday in Four-Part Harmony
Newspaper article by Jamie Greco; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 6, 2007
...Elgin chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, which made its debut in 1938...Harmony University, a Barbershop Harmony Society program at Missouri Western...to members of the Barbershop Harmony Society, provides one-week tutorials...

Barbershoppers Sing in Praise of Harmony; Men, Women Flocking to Join Amateur Quartets
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 5, 2005
...the auspices of the Barbershop Harmony Society, with more than 33,000 singers...briefly known as the Barbershop Harmony Society, although the nettlesome abbreviation...Local chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society * Alexandria Harmonizers: Jefferson-Houston...

Pub Politics Part of Bid for Harmony; We Need to Listen to the Views of All Communities about How We Can Take Things Forward John Hemming
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), August 31, 2005
...promote racial and religious harmony in the aftermath of the London...challenge if it is to develop a society based on security and justice...towards a tolerant, diverse society built on co-operation, trust...prosperous, secure and just society which everyone feels equally...

Anthony's Mother Launches Charity; Foundation for Racial Harmony
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 28, 2007
Subjects:	Charitable foundations, Murder, Race relations
...Launches Charity; Foundation for Racial Harmony. Byline: BY ALAN WESTON Daily Post...murdered teenager Anthony Walker said British society needed help to move away from the "Dark...Walker Foundation aims to encourage racial harmony through sport, music and education, and...

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Harmony Society
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HARMONY SOCIETY religious society...celibacy. In 1805 the society founded the village of Harmony, Pa., and developed it...Robert Owen (see New Harmony ) and returned to Pennsylvania...separate community. The society was weakened by the death...

New Harmony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Wabash River; founded 1814 by the Harmony Society under George Rapp. In 1825 the...established a communistic colony in New Harmony that gained prominence as a cultural...Rappite buildings remain in New Harmony. See studies by K. J. Arndt...

Communistic Settlements
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...established such communities as the Amana Church Society , Iowa; Harmony, Pa. (see Harmony Society ); and Zoar , Ohio. Similar settlements were...followers of Robert Owen (including New Harmony , Ind., and Nashoba, Tenn.) and the numerous...

Rapp, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Wurttemberg. In 1803 he emigrated to the United States, where he and his followers, known as Rappites, formed the Harmony Society . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...

Ambridge
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...from the old village of Economy, a communistic establishment founded in 1825 by members of the Harmony Society . The most successful of the societys communities, it thrived until 1906. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...

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