The riddle of Amish culture / Donald B. Kraybill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kraybill, Donald B.

Series:

Center books in Anabaptist studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amish--United States.

Amish.

Amish--Canada.

Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County.

Pennsylvania--Lancaster County.

Canada.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Since its publication in 1989, "The Riddle of Amish Culture" has become recognized as a classic work on one of America's most distinctive religious communities. But many changes have occurred within Amish society over the past decade, from westward migrations and a greater familiarity with technology to the dramatic shift away from farming into small business which is transforming Amish culture. For this revised edition, Donald B. Kraybill has taken these recent changes into account, incorporating new demographic research and new interviews he has conducted among the Amish. In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capital" to his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community.

Contents:

1 The Amish Story 1

2 The Quiltwork of Amish Culture 27

3 Symbols of Integration and Separation 54

4 The Social Architecture of Amish Society 80

5 Rites of Redemption and Purification 111

6 Auctions, Frolics, and Gangs 142

7 Passing on the Faith 161

8 The Riddles of Technology 188

9 Harnessing the Power of Progress 213

10 The Transformation of Amish Work 238

11 Managing Public Relations 268

12 Regulating Social Change 295

13 Exploring Our Common Riddles 319

A. Research Procedures 333

B. Old Order Amish Lancaster County Settlement Population Estimates, 1880-2010 335

C. Estimated Amish Population by State and Province in North America 336

D. Settlements Originating from the Lancaster County Settlement, 1940-2000 337

E. Scripture Texts for Amish Church Services in the Lancaster Settlement 339.

Notes:

"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia"--Ser. t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-390) and index.

ISBN:

0801867711

080186772X

OCLC:

45636707