20th century fascination with Shakers
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American folk revival movements
American modernism and religion
American religious material culture
art inspired by communal living
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Broadway portrayals of religious worship
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Charles Sheeler paintings
choreography inspired by religious ritual
collecting American folk artifacts
collectors of religious artifacts
cultural appropriation debates
cultural memory in the United States
cultural resource management practices
Doris Humphrey choreography
Edward Deming Andrews scholarship
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Folk Music
folklorists documenting Shakers
Heritage management
historic village restorations
historical memory of spiritual groups
history of American decorative arts
interdisciplinary religious studies
intersections of art and faith
Juliana Force Whitney Museum
Laura Bragg museum leadership
material culture studies
modernist interest in simplicity
museum curation practices
museum exhibitions on American religion
nationalism and American identity
performance of faith on stage
Public History
public history scholarship
reinterpretations of folk traditions
reinterpretations of utopian societies
religious communalism
religious heritage preservation
Shaker furniture design influence
Shaker influence on American design
Shaker music
Shaker music adaptations
Shaker religion history
Shaker songs in popular culture
Shaker villages
Shaker-inspired modern art
Shakers
stewardship of minority religious traditions
utopian religious communities in America
visual culture of spiritual movements
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- ISBN 9781625345097
- Weight: 595g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 28 Aug 2020
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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.
William D. Moore is director of the American & New England Studies Program and associate professor of material culture at Boston University.
