Shaker Dance, 18th Century

Shaker dance and religious worship, 18th century. The Shakers, or the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance, were founded in England in 1770 by Ann Lee. In the 1760's, Lee joined a sect of Quakers called Shaking Quakers, so-named because of their custom of dancing and speaking in tongues. This image has been colorized

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Anthropology Believers Bisexual Gender Quaker Sect Shakers Speak Tongues

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