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Shaker Fever : America's Twentieth-Century Fascination with a Communitarian Sect

by William D. Moore

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series Public History in Historical Perspective
ISBN-10 1625345089
ISBN-13 9781625345080
Publisher University of Massachusetts Press
Imprint University of Massachusetts Press
Country of Manufacture US
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jul 28th, 2020
Print length 464 Pages
Weight 735 grams
Dimensions 23.00 x 15.10 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification: History of the AmericasSocial & cultural historyHistory of religionChristian & quasi-Christian cults & sectsHistory of the AmericasSocial and cultural historyHistory of religionChristianity
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Taking up previously unexamined primary sources and cultural productions that include the first scholarly studies of the faith, material culture and visual arts, stage performances, and museum exhibitions, Shaker Fever compels a reconsideration of this religious group and its place within American memory.
Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965. They bought Shaker furniture, saw Shaker worship services enacted on Broadway, sang Shaker songs, dressed in Shaker-inspired garb, collected Shaker artifacts, and restored Shaker villages. William D. Moore analyzes the activities of scholars, composers, collectors, folklorists, photographers, writers, choreographers, and museum staff who drove the national interest in this dwindling regional religious group.

This interdisciplinary study places the activities of individuals -- including Doris Humphrey, Charles Sheeler, Laura Bragg, Juliana Force, and Edward Deming Andrews -- within the larger cultural and historical contexts of nationalism, modernism, and cultural resource management. Taking up previously unexamined primary sources and cultural productions that include the first scholarly studies of the faith, material culture and visual arts, stage performances, and museum exhibitions, Shaker Fever compels a reconsideration of this religious group and its place within American memory. It is sure to delight enthusiasts, public historians, museum professionals, furniture collectors, and anyone interested in the dynamics of cultural appropriation and stewardship.

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