Voices of the Turtledoves : : The Sacred World of Ephrata / / Jeff Bach.
The Ephreta Cloister was a community of radical Pietist Germans founded by Georg Conrad Beissel, a charismatic mystic. In 1720 he and a few friends sought a new life in William Penn's land of religious freedom. This work looks at the sacred world that flourished at Ephreta.
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| Superior document: | Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Göttingen : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, 2003. ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 282 pages) :; illustrations, maps. |
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| Other title: | Voices of the Turtledoves |
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| Summary: | The Ephreta Cloister was a community of radical Pietist Germans founded by Georg Conrad Beissel, a charismatic mystic. In 1720 he and a few friends sought a new life in William Penn's land of religious freedom. This work looks at the sacred world that flourished at Ephreta. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3666558275 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Jeff Bach. |