A thorough anthropological study of a distinct religious cult of the Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest. The book traces the Shaker cult’s development, its ceremonies, ritual elements, faiths, and doctrine.
“As a history and ethnography of the Shaker movement, I predict that Barnett’s book will stand as a classic for years to come.”—E. Z. Vogt, American Sociological Review
“The work is superb from the thorough description of Shaker doctrine and ritual to the minute dissection of traits and the proper allotment of their historic source, insofar as this is possible.”—F. W. Voget, American Anthropologist
“A fascinating story . . . of a cult compounded of native religion and Christianity, to this day possessing churches throughout the Northwest.”—Nat Honig, Long Beach Independent-Press-Telegram
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