Title Herrnhut : Australia's first utopian commune / William J. Metcalf and Elizabeth Huf

Edition First edition Published Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2002

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Description xiv, 167 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm Contents 1. Johann Friedrich Krumnow -- 2. Utopian Communalism, an Ancient Dream -- 3. The Restless Immigrant -- 4. Hernnhut Commune Takes Root -- 5. Toil, Harvest, Happiness and Dissent -- 6. Maria Heller and Hill Plain Commune -- 7. The Strains of Expansion -- 8. The End for Johann Friedrich Krumnow -- 9. Herrnhut's Decline -- 10. Herrnhut's Afterlife Summary This is the story of Australia's first utopian commune. Johann Friedrich Krumnow and his followers fled Germany to escape religious oppression and to seek a safe haven for their radical way of life Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 156-159 Subject Herrnhut (Commune) Utopian socialism -- Australia -- Victoria. Communal living -- Australia -- Victoria. Collective settlements -- Australia -- Victoria. Cults -- Australia -- Victoria. Religious communities -- Australia -- Victoria. SUBJECT Penshurst (Vic.) -- Church history Author Huf, Elizabeth, 1948- LC no. 2002391148 ISBN 0522849938 paperback

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