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Shakerism

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Shak´er`ism
n.1.Doctrines of the Shakers.

Shakerism
the principles, beliefs, and practices of a millennial sect called the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Coming, originating in England in the Shaking Quakers sect and brought to the U.S. in 1774 by Mother Ann Lee, especially an emphasis on communal and celibate living, on the dual nature of Christ as male and female, on their dances and songs as part of worship, and their honest, functional craftsmanship. — Shaker, n., adj.
See also: Protestantism


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Since Ann died before Shakerism entered its community and furniture-building stage, none of these approaches tells us much about the founder of American Shakerism herself.
Long after the heyday of Shakerism was over, their villages continued, partly because of the amazing longevity of Shakers, and partly because of their willingness to hire others to work their fields and turn their villages into profitable tourist attractions.
Certainly Sister Mildred Barker, a vital and vibrant leader of Shakerism until her death in 1990 at the age of 92, was convinced that her beloved community of Alfred, Maine, had not merited closure in 1931.
 
 
 
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