Pioneer Prophetess : : Jemima Wilkinson, the Publick Universal Friend / / Herbert A. Wisbey.
At the age of twenty-four, the Rhode Island Quaker Jemima Wilkinson (1752-1819) recovered from a bout of fever with the pronouncement that she had been directed by a vision to preach to a "dying and sinful world." Announcing that Jemima had died and that her body now housed a new spirit, t...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter I.Birth Of A Prophetess -- Chapter II.Saith The Universal Friend -- Chapter III. Refuge In Little Rest -- Chapter IV. New England Ministry -- Chapter V.Pennsylvania -- Chapter VI. Wilderness Sanctuary -- Chapter VII. Jerusalem -- Chapter VIII. Trials And Tribulations -- Chapter IX. Death Of A Prophetess -- Chapter X.Legend And Lore -- Appendix I.Death Book Of The Society Of Universal Friends -- Appendix II. The Universal Friend's Advice, To Those Of The Same Religious Society -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index |
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Summary: | At the age of twenty-four, the Rhode Island Quaker Jemima Wilkinson (1752-1819) recovered from a bout of fever with the pronouncement that she had been directed by a vision to preach to a "dying and sinful world." Announcing that Jemima had died and that her body now housed a new spirit, the Publick Universal Friend, this remarkably charismatic-and notably scandal-plagued-woman gathered several hundred followers and settled to the west of Seneca Lake. Although the religious community she founded on a framework of abstinence and friendship did not long survive her, Wilkinson remains a figure of fascination and mystery to this day. Herbert A. Wisbey Jr.'s 1964 biography is the authoritative account of her life, times, and ideals. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501711534 9783110536157 9783110604252 9783110603255 9783110604030 9783110603149 |
DOI: | 10.7591/9781501711534 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Herbert A. Wisbey. |