Amana Society communal system
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The Amana Society communal system was a 19th- and early 20th-century religious communal society in Iowa, known for its shared property, cooperative economy, and pietist Christian lifestyle across several villages including Middle Amana.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amana communal society | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian communal movement
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intentional community ⓘ religious communal society ⓘ |
| corePractice |
communal dining
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communal labor ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ shared property ⓘ simple lifestyle ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discouraged |
individual accumulation of wealth
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worldly entertainment ⓘ |
| economicModel | cooperative economy ⓘ |
| economyIncluded |
agriculture
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craft production ⓘ furniture making ⓘ milling ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Bible study
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moral discipline ⓘ prayer meetings ⓘ |
| feature |
centralized economic planning
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regulated work assignments ⓘ religious communal living ⓘ separation from wider society ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Community of True Inspiration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | elders and trustees ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVillage |
East Amana
NERFINISHED
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High Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ Homestead ⓘ Main Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ South Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ West Amana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pietist Christian lifestyle ⓘ |
| influenced | later intentional communities in North America ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amana Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | long-lived communal economy in the United States ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Community of True Inspiration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertySystem | communal ownership of property ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Amana Colonies National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | joint-stock corporate structure in the 20th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Amana communal society