Winner of the 2003 Communal Studies Association Outstanding Publication Award! When Mary Marshall Dyer (1780-1867) joined the Shakers in 1813 with her husband and five children, she thought she had found salvation. But two years later, she fled the sect, calling them subversive of Christian morality and a danger to American society. When her husband and the Shaker authorities denied her request for the return of her children, Dyer joined forces with an aggressive anti-Shaker movement - an informal yet effective group linked ...
Read More
Winner of the 2003 Communal Studies Association Outstanding Publication Award! When Mary Marshall Dyer (1780-1867) joined the Shakers in 1813 with her husband and five children, she thought she had found salvation. But two years later, she fled the sect, calling them subversive of Christian morality and a danger to American society. When her husband and the Shaker authorities denied her request for the return of her children, Dyer joined forces with an aggressive anti-Shaker movement - an informal yet effective group linked together by their despisal of Shakerism and their determination to thwart the new faith. Distraught, angry, and alone, Dyer turned her anguish into action and embarked on a fifty-year campaign against the Shakers -- and was the centerpiece of the Shakers' counterattack. The American public followed the debate with great interest, not least because it offered titillating details into the mysterious sect, but also because Dyer's experiences reflected profound changes in the family, religion, and gender in antebellum America. In this compelling study of Dyer and her world, Elizabeth A. De Wolfe suggests that while neither the Shakers nor Dyer would agree, the latter, a mother without children and a wife without a husband, and the former, a celibate communal sect that disavowed the marriage bond, shared similar positions on the margins of antebellum society.
Read Less
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $37.97, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $42.21, good condition, Sold by Poquette's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dewitt, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $42.95, very good condition, Sold by AJA Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Venice, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Palgrave MacMillan.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
-1. Signed by author Elizabeth De Wolfe on the title page with a brief inscription to the previous owner. First Palgrave Edition 2004, first printing with full number line in near fine / very good condition. The pages of the text are clean, crisp in like new condition. No creasing along the spine, and no bent page corners. Cover has some minor shelf wear. Attractive book with minimal signs of use, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $51.65, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2004 by Palgrave MacMillan.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $68.50, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $51.65, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2002 by Palgrave MacMillan.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $65.05, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith to cart. $69.76, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Palgrave MacMillan.
Add this copy of Shaking the Faith: Women, Family, and Mary Marshall to cart. $125.45, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Palgrave Macmillan.
