Questia Homepage

Your search for: Shakers OR Shaker

Found 8,235 results:

Books: 3,766

|

Journal Articles: 541

|

Magazine Articles: 795

Newspaper Articles: 3,118

|

Encyclopedia Articles: 15

Research Topics on: Shakers OR Shaker

3 results - List All Research Topics

Books on: Shakers OR Shaker

3,766 results - MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Bodies of Life: Shaker Literature and Literacies

Book by Etta M. Madden; Greenwood Press, 1998

Subjects:

American Literature--Shaker Authors--History And Criticism, Christian Communities In Literature, Christian Life In Literature, Christian Literature, American--History And Criticism, Christianity And Literature--United States, Sects In Literature, Shakers--In Literature, Shakers--United States--Books And Reading, Shakers--United States--Intellectual Life

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

The Shakers' "spiritual literacies," defined through an examination of their reading and writing practices, blur boundaries between traditionally masculine and feminine realms by using reason and emotion and by being innovative as well as traditional. This exploration of the relationship between ...
Read More

The Shakers' "spiritual literacies," defined through an examination of their reading and writing practices, blur boundaries between traditionally masculine and feminine realms by using reason and emotion and by being innovative as well as traditional. This exploration of the relationship between literary practices and religious life in the 19th century, of such genres as autobiographies, elegies, histories, and doctrinal works, provides new insights into the many ways in which literacy enriches people's lives.
Show less
2.

The Shakers: Two Centuries of Spiritual Reflection

Book by Robley Edward Whitson; Paulist Press, 1983

Subjects:

Christian Life--Shaker Authors, Shakers

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Oxford University, England. THE SHAKERS TWO CENTURIES OF SPIRITUAL REFLECTION...1 The Shakers one...Love! More Love! FOREWORD The Shakers is a theological presentation of...
3.

An Ordered Love: Sex Roles and Sexuality in Victorian Utopias: The Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community

Book by Louis J. Kern; University of North Carolina Press, 1981

Subjects:

Free Love--United States--History--19th Century, Mormons--History, Oneida Community--History, Sex Customs--United States--History--19th Century, Sex Role, Shakers--United States--History, Utopias

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Sexuality in Victorian Utopias -- the Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community...19th century. 3. Sex role. 4. Shakers -- United States -- History. 5...Contemporary Critical Perspectives on the Shakers, Mormons, and Oneida Community...
4.

Indian Shakers: A Messianic Cult of the Pacific Northwest

Book by H. G. Barnett; Southern Illinois University Press, 1957

Subjects:

Indian Shaker Church, Indians Of North America--Northwest, Pacific

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

INDIAN SHAKERS A messianic cult of the Pacific Northwest...Barnett, Homer Garner, 1906- Indian Shakers. Arcturus books edition 1. Indian Shaker...Interior of a Shaker Home 314 INDIAN SHAKERS INTRODUCTION MANKIND has never lacked...
5.

Shaker Furniture: The Craftsmanship of an American Communal Sect

Book by Edward Deming Andrews, Faith Andrews, William F. Winter; Dover Publications, 1964

Subjects:

Furniture--United States, Shakers--Industries

Collections: Entire Library

...successful. They gave their hearts to the Shakers and won a response in kind, but they...associations, or so-called families, of the Shakers. Although the history of that remarkable...spoken of as the "new beauty." The Shakers approached a similar ultimate from...

MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Journal Articles on: Shakers OR Shaker

541 results - MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

The Quiet of the Land: Everyday Life, Contemporary Art, and the Shakers: A Conversation with Janet A. Kaplan

Journal article by Janet A. Kaplan; Art Journal, Vol. 57, 1998

Subjects:

Art--Analysis, Artists--Attitudes, Maine--Religion, Shakers--Maine

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...everyday life, contemporary art, and the shakers: a conversation with Janet A. Kaplan...Tillmans, Nari Ward, and Chen Zhen. The Shakers who were their hosts included Sister...shared meals, and worshipped with the Shakers; they experienced Shaker culture and...
2.

Glendyne Wergland. One Shaker Life, Isaac Newton Youngs, 1793-1865

Journal article by Ilyon Woo; Utopian Studies, Vol. 17, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, One Shaker Life, Isaac Newton Youngs, 1793-1865 (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...24.95 Critical writing about the Shakers has become increasingly personal in...into the most intimate aspects of the Shakers uniquely celibate, communitarian way...was a longtime Elder and one of the Shakers earliest theologians. Although Isaac...
3.

France Morin, Ed. Heavenly Visions: Shaker Gift Drawings and Gift Songs

Journal article by E. Richard Mckinstry; Utopian Studies, Vol. 14, 2003

Subjects:

Heavenly Visions: Shaker Gift Drawings and Gift Songs (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...awakening in religious fervor among the Shakers. More than thirty years ago Edward...she briefly tells the story of the Shakers from their beginnings in England to...Shaker order in decline. By 1840, the Shakers were at their numerical peak, but...
4.

Thomas Parrish. Restoring Shakertown: The Struggle to Save the Historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

Journal article by Christian Goodwillie; Utopian Studies, Vol. 17, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Restoring Shakertown: The Struggle to Save the Historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...a larger story. The history of the Shakers at Pleasant Hill and Hancock, the...Shakertown offer a potted history of the Shakers, something required in every book about the Shakers. One wishes that a scholarly panel...
5.

Interpersonal Processes in Nineteenth Century Utopian Communities: Shakers and Oneida Perfectionists

Journal article by James Isaac, Irwin Altman; Utopian Studies, Vol. 9, 1998

Subjects:

Oneida Community--Social aspects, Shakers--Social aspects, Utopias--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...nineteenth century utopian communities: Shakers and Oneida Perfectionists by...and approaches to everyday life. The Shakers and the Oneida Perfectionists were...community. To achieve an ideal life, the Shakers called for their members to practice...

MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Magazine Articles on: Shakers OR Shaker

795 results - MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

The Shakers at the Millennium

Magazine article by Philip Davies; Contemporary Review, Vol. 277, August 2000

Subjects:

Lee, Ann--Biography, New England--Religious aspects, Religious communities--New England, Shakers--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

THE SHAKERS AT THE MILLENNIUM. by Philip Davies...early as 1797 one US newspaper reported the Shakers as a religious community that was dead and dying. The end of the Shakers has been reported since in various media...
2.

Sleek Shakers of a Bygone Era

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 124, April 1996

Subjects:

Salt shakers--Exhibitions

Collections: Entire Library

Sleek Shakers of a Bygone Era. Gleaming with sophistication and style, vintage cocktail shakers typify Art Deco design. These elegant devices...a martini in "The Thin Man." Cocktail shakers reflect the changing nature of various styles...
3.

Enzymes - the Movers and Shakers of Our Body Chemistry

Magazine article by Arthur K. Yellin; FDA Consumer, Vol. 20, April 1986

Subjects:

Digestion--Research, Enzymes--Usage, Lactose intolerance--Prevention

Collections: Entire Library

Enzymes - the Movers and Shakers of Our Body Chemistry. by Arthur K. Yellin Enzymes -- The Movers And Shakers Of Our Body Chemistry Remember when you were a kid and your mother...
4.

The Right Turn of David Horowitz; A New Anthology of Writing by David Horowitz Records How This Former New Left Mover and Shaker Became a Staunch Conservative and Defender of Traditional Values

Magazine article; Insight on the News, February 2, 2004

Subjects:

Authors, American, Horowitz, David--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Horowitz, David--Works, New Left

Collections: Entire Library

...by David Horowitz Records How This Former New Left Mover and Shaker Became a Staunch Conservative and Defender of Traditional Values...Revolution, he had been at the center of things, a New Left mover and shaker closely associated with the lefts other central figures, from...
5.

Medical Movers & Shakers: African-American Women Are on the Front Lines of Improving Health Care

Magazine article by Shirley Henderson; Ebony, Vol. 61, October 2006

Subjects:

African American women--Educational aspects, African American women--Forecasts and trends, Medical students--Forecasts and trends

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Medical Movers Shakers: African-American Women Are on the Front Lines of Improving Health Care. by Shirley Henderson Growing up in Nigeria...

MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Newspaper Articles on: Shakers OR Shaker

3,118 results - MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

A Gift of an Evening; (1) Bowl ([Pounds Sterling]145), Glasses ([Pounds Sterling]60), Shaker ([Pounds Sterling]475), Lighter ([Pounds Sterling]115) (2) Stacking Trinket Box with Three Trays ([Pounds Sterling]325) (3) Conker Key Ring in Walnut and Sycamore ([Pounds Sterling]75) (4) Seasonal General Nutcracker ([Pounds Sterling]225) (5) Salt and Pepper Shakers in Walnut and Sycamore ([Pounds Sterling]295)

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 7, 2007

Subjects:

Belvoir Fruit Farms, Gifts, Soft drink industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Ring in Walnut and Sycamore (Pounds Sterling75) (4) Seasonal General Nutcracker (Pounds Sterling225) (5) Salt and Pepper Shakers in Walnut and Sycamore (Pounds Sterling295). COME and have fun at the exclusive Homes Property reader evening atDavid...
2.

Mover and Shakers; D.C. Collector Saves Rare Furniture

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 20, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Mover and Shakers; D.C. collector saves rare furniture...of existence, I was the only one." The Shakers, who came to this country from Manchester...expression of their faith. Despite the Shakers rejection of beauty for beautys sake, their...
3.

Shaker Village Preserves Heritage of Utopian Society

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 11, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...dine at the Trustees Office Inn where Shakers entertained visitors from the outside...farm breeds that existed during the Shakers time, including long-fleeced Bakewell sheep (a breed imported by the Shakers from England in the 1830s), Durham...
4.

Shakers Make Moves with a Comeback Tour and New EP; Rock

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), March 17, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Shakers Make Moves with a Comeback Tour and New EP; Rock. Byline: ALAN POOLE KULA SHAKER, who briefly rivalled Oasis as Britains hottest band, launch...material that will be released on i-tunes on March 31. Kula Shaker emerged a decade ago with K, their distinctive blend of...
5.

Shaker Leaves Legacy of Charity

Newspaper article by Mike Comerford; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 5, 2006

Subjects:

Advertising agencies, Charities, Pediatrics, President of the United States

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...once chaired. Longtime employees on Tuesday alternately described him as "a really, really good salesman" and "generous." Shakers company dominated the newspaper help-wanted classified advertising in the Chicago area for years. The firm has since expanded...

MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Encyclopedia Articles on: Shakers OR Shaker

15 results - MORE ENCYCLOPEDIA RESULTS: 1-10 11-15

1.

Shaker Heights

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...also includes the cities of Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, and University Heights. A museum documenting the Shakers is in the city. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press...
2.

Shakers

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

SHAKERS popular name for members of the United Society of Believers...Shaker Furniture (1937, repr. 1964) and The People Called Shakers (2d ed. 1963); J. G. Shea, American Shakers and Their Furniture (1970); H. C. Desroche, The American...
3.

Lee, Ann

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1736 84, English religious visionary, founder of the Shakers in America. Born in Manchester, she worked there in the...where, two years later, at Watervliet, N.Y., the first Shaker settlement in America was founded. See biography by R...
4.

Harvard

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

HARVARD town (1990 pop. 12,329), Worcester co., E central Mass.; inc. 1732. A Shaker house and cemetery, a Native American museum, and a Harvard observatory are there. A museum on the site of Fruitlands, a cooperative...
5.

Communistic Settlements

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Church Society , Iowa; Harmony, Pa. (see Harmony Society ); and Zoar , Ohio. Similar settlements were founded by the Shakers, Mormons, Mennonites, Dukhobors, and Jansenites. Unique religious settlements were the Oneida Community (see under Oneida...

MORE ENCYCLOPEDIA RESULTS: 1-10 11-15

Newsletter | Privacy Policy | User Agreements | Questia School | About Us | Advertise with Us | Contact | FREE BOOKS

© 2008 - Questia Media America, Inc. All rights reserved. All service marks and trademarks are property of
Questia Media and its affiliates. Any advertising or navigational links included on this site are not necessarily
endorsed by the publishers or content providers whose materials appear on this site.

Sponsored Link