Shakers believed in communal ownership of property. The entire community held all property in common. They believed that men and women were equals. They also opposed marriage and were major proponents of celibacy. Since Shakers rejected sex as a sin, they had to rely on new converts to continue to exist. Sometimes homeless people or migrant workers would join the Shakers for brief periods to receive free food and clothing during the colder winter months.
Once spring arrived, these recent converts would leave the Shaker community and not return until the next winter. By the s, the Shakers were in serious decline due to a lack of new members. Today, only a very few people still follow the Shaker religious tradition. Shakers arrived in Ohio in Did the Shakers pay taxes, vote, or serve in the military? The Shakers did not try to avoid paying most taxes. They willingly paid the equivalent of local property taxes without seeking exemption as a religious organization.
They sometimes objected to taxes that they considered unfair or morally wrong. Abstaining from politics, the Shakers did not vote, campaign, or hold office, except in rare instances. As pacifists, the Shakers sought exemption from military duty. We need regiments of just such men as you. What did the Shakers invent? The Shakers were inventive people, embracing and often improving upon technology.
There are many myths about Shaker inventions. Some are exaggerated truths; others are fiction. Because the Shakers, as a show of humility, often did not patent their inventions and improvements, it is difficult to say how many things they invented. Current scholarship indicates that the Shakers most likely invented the flat broom. They were one of the first to put garden seeds in printed paper packets for sale.
They may have invented an early but perhaps not the first version of a circular saw. Authentication of many other Shaker inventions or improvements on existing technologies and items is debated and discussed to this day. Are there still Shakers today?
Shakers believe that God is manifested in both male and female form; this belief comes from Genesis which reads "So God created him; male and female he created them. Based on this scripture, Shakers believe that Jesus was the first male resurrection while Ann Lee was the second female resurrection.
The principles of Shakerism are practical and were implemented in every Shaker community. They include:. In addition to the principles and rules of daily life described above, Shakers conduct regular worship services in simple buildings similar to Quaker meeting houses.
Initially, those services were filled with wild and emotional outbursts during which members sang or spoke in tongues, jerked, danced, or twitched. Later services were more orderly and included choreographed dances, songs, marches, and gestures.
The Era of Manifestations was a period of time between and the mids during which Shakers and visitors to Shaker services experienced a series of visions and spirit visitations described as "Mother Ann's work" because they were believed to be sent by the Shaker founder herself.
One such "manifestation" involved a vision of Mother Ann "leading the heavenly host through the village, three or four feet off the ground. News of these amazing events spread through the larger community and many attended Shaker worship to witness the manifestations for themselves.
Shaker "gift drawings" of the next world became popular as well. Initially, the Era of Manifestations led to an increase in the Shaker community. Some members, however, doubted the reality of the visions and were concerned about the influx of outsiders to Shaker communities.
Rules of Shaker life were tightened up, and this led to an exodus of some members of the community. Shakers and Shakerism had a profound impact on American culture, though today the religion is essentially defunct. Some of the practices and beliefs developed through Shakerism are still highly relevant today; among the most significant are egalitarianism between the sexes and careful management of land and resources.
Perhaps more significant than Shakers' long-term contribution to religion is their aesthetic, scientific, and cultural legacy. Shaker songs had a major impact on American folk and spiritual music. And Shaker "style" furniture and home decor remain a staple of American furniture design. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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