Shakers are members of a Christian denomination, officially referred to as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, which had its origins in late-17th-century England. The sect is known for its communitarian lifestyle, teachings on celibacy, and a belief that their 19th-century prophetess, Ann Lee, was the second coming in the flesh—a female equivalent to an earlier masculine manifestation of the divine, Jesus Christ. [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Shakers]
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