Bodies of Life: Shaker Literature and Literacies
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0313303037
ISBN13:9780313303036
Release Date:April 1998
Publisher:Praeger
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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