Mary Marshall Dyer, Gender, and A Portraiture of Shakerism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4517563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A De Wolfe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 237-264 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-1151 • E-ISSN: 1533-8568 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rac.1998.8.2.03a00040 |
| OpenAlex | W4230407999 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Those who have witnessed [the Shakers'] institutions, seen the neatness and economy ... the sincere though singular ceremonies of their religious devotions, have feit an unwillingness to believe the slanderous representations of Mrs. Dyer.-Newburyport Herald, April 27, 1824Suffice it to say that everything we saw and heard tended to confirm M. Dyer's assertions respecting them.-Mary Clark to Francis Jackson, July 16, 1823When Mary Marshall Dyer, a vociferous and ambitious convert, departed the Enfield, New Hampshire, Shakers in 1815, the elders breathed a sigh of relief. Since joining the Community two years earlier, Dyer sought her own interpretation of Scripture, repeatedly questioned the eiders, and aggressively campaigned for a leadership position. When Mary left the Enfield Community, the elders felt relief-but it was momentary. Little did they realize that they would soon become embroiled in one of the most public and aggressive disputes to threaten Shakerism in forty years
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |