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Voices of the turtledoves : the sacred world of Ephrata

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Author
Bach, Jeff,
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
286.3 B118
Responsibility
Jeff Bach.
ISBN
0271022507 (alk. paper)
Author
Bach, Jeff,
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
xix, 282 p. : ill., 24 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania German history and culture series ; no. 3
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. The religious thought of Ephrata : Conrad Beissel -- 2. The religious thought of Ephrata : other writers -- 3. "Holy church practices" : ritual at Ephrata -- 4. Manly virgins and virginal men : gender at Ephrata -- 5. "God's holy point of rest" : Ephrata's mystical language in space and time -- 6. Roses in the wilderness : Ephrata's manuscript art -- 7. "Heavenly magic" : hidden knowledge at Ephrata.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Mysticism - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 B118
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