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Millennial Praises: A Shaker Hymnal
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Description for Millennial Praises: A Shaker Hymnal
Hardcover. From the very beginning in the 1770s, singing was an important part of the worship services of the Shakers, formally known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. This title includes the texts for one hundred and forty hymns and elucidates the radical and feminist theology of the Shakers. Editor(s): Goodwillie, Christian; Crosthwaite, Jane F. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC99; HRCL2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
From the very beginning in the 1770s, singing was an important part of the worship services of the Shakers, formally known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. Yet until the early nineteenth century, nearly all Shaker songs were wordless - expressed in unknown tongues or as enthusiastic vocalizations. Only when Shaker missionaries moved west into Ohio and Kentucky did they begin composing hymn texts, chiefly as a means of conveying the sect's unconventional religious ideas to new converts.In 1812-13, the Shakers published their first hymnal. This venture, titled ""Millennial Praises"", included the texts without music for ... Read more
From the very beginning in the 1770s, singing was an important part of the worship services of the Shakers, formally known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. Yet until the early nineteenth century, nearly all Shaker songs were wordless - expressed in unknown tongues or as enthusiastic vocalizations. Only when Shaker missionaries moved west into Ohio and Kentucky did they begin composing hymn texts, chiefly as a means of conveying the sect's unconventional religious ideas to new converts.In 1812-13, the Shakers published their first hymnal. This venture, titled ""Millennial Praises"", included the texts without music for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558496392
SKU
V9781558496392
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About Goodwillie
CHRISTIAN GOODWILLIE is curator of collections at Hancock Shaker Village. JANE F. CROSTHWAITE is professor of religion at Mount Holyoke College.
Reviews for Millennial Praises: A Shaker Hymnal
Goodwillie and Crosthwaite are adding enormously to the body of vernacular tunes known to have had currency in American religious circles in these early years. But their work significantly advances Shaker studies too, for they also offer a serious exposition of the history, doctrinal stance, and social implications of this collection of texts. - Daniel W. Patterson, from the Foreword ... Read more