TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bach,Jeff
TI  - Voices of the turtledoves: the sacred world of Ephrata 
T2  - Pennsylvania German history and culture series
SN  - 0271022507 (alk. paper)
AV  - BX7817.P4 B33 2003
U1  - 286.3 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - University Park, Pa., Göttingen, Germany
PB  - Pennsylvania State University Press, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
KW  - Ephrata Cloister
KW  - Mysticism
KW  - Pennsylvania
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-269) and index; 1. The religious thought of Ephrata : Conrad Beissel -- 2. The religious thought of Ephrata : other writers -- 3. "Holy church practices" : ritual at Ephrata -- 4. Manly virgins and virginal men : gender at Ephrata -- 5. "God's holy point of rest" : Ephrata's mystical language in space and time -- 6. Roses in the wilderness : Ephrata's manuscript art -- 7. "Heavenly magic" : hidden knowledge at Ephrata
ER  -