Examines utopian community building from the Ephrata Cloister (1732) to today's religious intentional communities.
Introduction
The Ephrata Cloister
Shaker Communities
Separatist Colonies
Oneida
The Hutterite Brethren
Jewish Agricultural Colonies
California's Exotic Brotherhoods
Twentieth Century Religious Communities
Selected Bibliography
ROBERT P. SUTTON is Professor of History at Western Illinois University. He is the author of Immigration of the Icarians to Illinois (1987), and the translator of Etienne Cabet's Voyage en Icarie into English (1996).
?[I]mproves upon previous reference books in its coverage and
currency.?-The Journal of American History
?[S]utton has fulfilled his purpose in alleviating us of the
fragmentation in the field....This is an important contribution in
many fields. The history of religious studies in North America
benefits tremendously; as does any cultural/historical field of
study. I can recommend this book to everybody with an interest in
religious studies, the culture and historical geography of the
United States/North America, and those with interests in communal
communities.?-Studies in Religion
?A worthy cataloguing of better-known and rare secular utopias,
this volume belongs on the shelf of every university, college, and
community library.?-Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and
Emergent Religions
?Icaria historian Robert Sutton has authored a welcome addition to
the growing number of books that summarize America's utopian and
communal experiences. Although many books on communalism have been
published recently, Sutton is concerned that most have either told
fragments of the whole story--accounts of individual groups--or
were directories that stress only highlights. Sutton achieves his
purpose of presenting a compact single volume that recounts the
best best known and, arguably, the most influential American
religious communities....This volume will have considerable value
for students, general readers, and scholars seeking to fill in the
gaps of their own knowledge. For anyone seeking to understand the
history of religious communes in the United States, especially its
major groups, the book is recommended highly.?-Utopian Studies
?Sutton a leading student of the French Icarian movement, has
written a concise study of religious utopias in the US from the
establishment of the Ephrata Cloister in the 18th century to
various intentional communities of the 20th century....Sutton has
produced a readable and important study....Recommended.?-Choice
"ÝI¨mproves upon previous reference books in its coverage and
currency."-The Journal of American History
"ÝS¨utton has fulfilled his purpose in alleviating us of the
fragmentation in the field....This is an important contribution in
many fields. The history of religious studies in North America
benefits tremendously; as does any cultural/historical field of
study. I can recommend this book to everybody with an interest in
religious studies, the culture and historical geography of the
United States/North America, and those with interests in communal
communities."-Studies in Religion
"[I]mproves upon previous reference books in its coverage and
currency."-The Journal of American History
"[S]utton has fulfilled his purpose in alleviating us of the
fragmentation in the field....This is an important contribution in
many fields. The history of religious studies in North America
benefits tremendously; as does any cultural/historical field of
study. I can recommend this book to everybody with an interest in
religious studies, the culture and historical geography of the
United States/North America, and those with interests in communal
communities."-Studies in Religion
"A worthy cataloguing of better-known and rare secular utopias,
this volume belongs on the shelf of every university, college, and
community library."-Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and
Emergent Religions
"Sutton a leading student of the French Icarian movement, has
written a concise study of religious utopias in the US from the
establishment of the Ephrata Cloister in the 18th century to
various intentional communities of the 20th century....Sutton has
produced a readable and important study....Recommended."-Choice
"Icaria historian Robert Sutton has authored a welcome addition to
the growing number of books that summarize America's utopian and
communal experiences. Although many books on communalism have been
published recently, Sutton is concerned that most have either told
fragments of the whole story--accounts of individual groups--or
were directories that stress only highlights. Sutton achieves his
purpose of presenting a compact single volume that recounts the
best best known and, arguably, the most influential American
religious communities....This volume will have considerable value
for students, general readers, and scholars seeking to fill in the
gaps of their own knowledge. For anyone seeking to understand the
history of religious communes in the United States, especially its
major groups, the book is recommended highly."-Utopian Studies
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