Shakers | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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Shakers


00:01:27 1 History
00:01:36 1.1 Origins
00:03:45 1.2 Mother Ann Lee
00:05:49 1.3 Community growth
00:06:28 1.4 Joseph Meacham and communalism
00:07:42 1.5 Lucy Wright and westward expansion
00:09:05 1.6 Era of Manifestations
00:10:52 1.7 American Civil War period
00:11:50 1.8 20th century to the present
00:13:37 2 Leadership
00:14:45 3 Theology
00:14:54 3.1 Dualism
00:15:19 3.2 First and second coming
00:15:52 3.3 Ethics
00:16:39 3.4 Celibacy and children
00:17:28 3.5 Gender roles
00:18:40 3.6 Worship
00:19:23 4 Shaker communities
00:20:17 5 Economics
00:23:30 6 Architecture and furnishings
00:25:15 7 Culture
00:25:23 7.1 Artifacts
00:26:15 7.2 Music
00:30:26 7.3 Works inspired by Shaker culture
00:33:03 8 Education
00:33:58 9 Modern-day Shakers
00:36:17 10 See also



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The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, is a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in the 18th century in England. They were initially known as "Shaking Quakers" because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services. As early as 1747, women assumed leadership roles within the sect, notably Jane Wardley, Mother Ann Lee, and Mother Lucy Wright. Shakers settled in colonial America, with initial settlements in New Lebanon, New York (called Mount Lebanon after 1861). They practice a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, and their model of equality of the sexes, which they institutionalized in their society in the 1780s. They are also known for their simple living, architecture, and furniture.
During the mid-19th century, an Era of Manifestations resulted in a period of dances, gift drawings, and gift songs inspired by spiritual revelations. At its peak in the mid-19th century, there were 6,000 Shaker believers. By 1920, there were only 12 Shaker communities remaining in the United States. At the present time, there is only one active Shaker village, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, which is located in Maine. Their celibacy combined with external and internal societal changes resulted in the thinning of the Shaker community, and consequently many of the other Shaker settlements are now village museums.