| Description |
xii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-300) and index. |
| Summary |
This book addresses questions such as: Why will the Amish ride in cars but refuse to drive them?; How can their old-fashioned farms turn a profit while many modern farms go broke?; Do they ever change their customs? Who decides, and how?; If they'll use pay phones, why not have a phone in the house?; and Why will they use electronic calculators but not computers? |
| Contents |
The Amish Story -- The Quiltwork of Amish Culture -- Symbols of Integration and Separation -- The Social Architecture of Amish Society -- Rites of Redemption and Purification -- Auctions, Frolics, and Gangs -- Passing on the Faith -- The Riddles of Technology -- Harnessing the Power of Progress -- The Transformation of Amish Work -- Managing Public Relations -- Regulating Social Change -- Exploring Our Common Riddles -- Research Procedures -- Old Order Amish Lancaster County Settlement Population Estimates, 1880-2010 -- Estimated Amish Population by State and Province in North America -- Settlements Originating from the Lancaster County Settlement, 1940-2000 -- Scripture Texts for Amish Church Services in the Lancaster Settlement. |
| Subject |
Amish -- United States.
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Amish -- Canada.
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Amish -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
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| Indexed Term |
Mennonites |
| Subject |
Amish.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1600-1980.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Kraybill, Donald B. Riddle of Amish culture. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1989 (OCoLC)581947674 |
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Online version: Kraybill, Donald B. Riddle of Amish culture. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1989 (OCoLC)632163381 |
| ISBN |
0801836816 alkaline paper |
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9780801836817 alkaline paper |
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0801836824 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780801836824 paperback alkaline paper |
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