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OverviewViewing the world with abhorrence, members of utopian sects isolate themselves from its influence. As this book, first published in 1975, shows, they seek to establish and promulgate radically distinctive forms of society according to what they claim to be God’s blueprint and which they believe are destined by his intervention and their example to spread throughout the world. Rooted in the sociology of religion and more particularly in the concepts of sectarianism and communitarianism, this study presents an analysis of three sects: the Shakers; the Oneida Community; and the Bruderhof. The author examines the origins, religious conceptions, social structure and composition, modes of social control, and development of each group; and in a concluding chapter he discusses the utopian sect as a distinctive social form. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John McKelvie WhitworthPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: 4 Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367025113ISBN 10: 0367025116 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 15 September 2020 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Origins and Expansion of the Shakers, 1747-1835 3. The Shakers – Internal Revival and Decline, 1835-1905 4. The Perfectionists of Oneida – Origins and Incipient Communitarianism, 1831-1848 5. The Oneida Community – Communism of Property and Affections, 1848-1881 6. A Contemporary Utopian Sect – the Society of Brothers (or Bruderhof) 7. ConclusionsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn McKelvie Whitworth Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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