Harmony Society
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The Harmony Society was a 19th-century German-American religious communal group known for its pietist beliefs, celibate lifestyle, and prosperous utopian settlements in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harmony Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Harmony Society Context triple: [Ambridge, formerlyOccupiedBy, Harmony Society]
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A.
Fruitlands utopian community
Fruitlands utopian community was a short-lived 1840s Transcendentalist agrarian commune in Massachusetts that sought to create a spiritually and ethically pure society through simple living, vegetarianism, and radical self-reliance.
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B.
Colonies of Benevolence
The Colonies of Benevolence are a group of 19th-century agricultural settlements in Belgium and the Netherlands created as a social experiment to combat poverty through rural labor and communal living.
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Brook Farm
Brook Farm was a 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community in Massachusetts that sought to combine intellectual pursuits with cooperative agricultural labor.
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D.
Cochrane Commune
Cochrane Commune is a sparsely populated administrative area in Chilean Patagonia known for its rugged landscapes, lakes, and proximity to remote Andean wilderness.
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E.
Federation of Egalitarian Communities
The Federation of Egalitarian Communities is a network of income-sharing, cooperative intentional communities committed to egalitarian values, collective ownership, and non-exploitative social and economic relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Harmony Society Target entity description: The Harmony Society was a 19th-century German-American religious communal group known for its pietist beliefs, celibate lifestyle, and prosperous utopian settlements in the United States.
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A.
Fruitlands utopian community
Fruitlands utopian community was a short-lived 1840s Transcendentalist agrarian commune in Massachusetts that sought to create a spiritually and ethically pure society through simple living, vegetarianism, and radical self-reliance.
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B.
Colonies of Benevolence
The Colonies of Benevolence are a group of 19th-century agricultural settlements in Belgium and the Netherlands created as a social experiment to combat poverty through rural labor and communal living.
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C.
Brook Farm
Brook Farm was a 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community in Massachusetts that sought to combine intellectual pursuits with cooperative agricultural labor.
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D.
Cochrane Commune
Cochrane Commune is a sparsely populated administrative area in Chilean Patagonia known for its rugged landscapes, lakes, and proximity to remote Andean wilderness.
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E.
Federation of Egalitarian Communities
The Federation of Egalitarian Communities is a network of income-sharing, cooperative intentional communities committed to egalitarian values, collective ownership, and non-exploitative social and economic relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pietist group
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religious communal society ⓘ utopian community ⓘ |
| abandonedSettlement |
Harmony, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Harmony, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Economites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harmonists NERFINISHED ⓘ Rappites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
celibacy
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communal ownership of property ⓘ literal interpretation of the Bible ⓘ millenarianism ⓘ separation from the world ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| declineCause |
aging celibate population
ⓘ
lack of new converts ⓘ |
| dissolutionYearApproximate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
distilling ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ trade and commerce ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| finalHeadquarters | Economy, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSettlementFounded | Harmony, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Frederick Rapp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Georg Rapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Harmony, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| governanceForm | theocratic leadership ⓘ |
| heritageSite | Old Economy Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteLocation | Ambridge, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American utopian movements
ⓘ
Robert Owen’s New Harmony experiment context ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Pietism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Radical Reformation traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity | German ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
distinctive German-American culture
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high level of economic prosperity ⓘ orderly town planning ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Frederick Rapp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Georg Rapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakMembershipApproximate | around 800 members ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Indiana
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Pietism ⓘ |
| secondSettlementFounded | New Harmony, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementEstablished |
Economy, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harmony, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ New Harmony, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementSold | New Harmony, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialPractice |
celibate communal living
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community of goods ⓘ separate housing for men and women ⓘ strict moral discipline ⓘ |
| soldSettlementTo | Robert Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdSettlementFounded | Economy, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSettlementSold | 1825 ⓘ |
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