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Rumspringa : to be or not to be Amish / Tom Shachtman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shachtman, Tom, 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rumspringa.
- Amish teenagers--Conduct of life.
- Amish teenagers.
- Amish teenagers--Religious life.
- Amish teenagers--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Religious life.
- Conduct of life.
- Physical Description:
- 286 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : North Point Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Through vivid portraits of teenagers in Ohio and Indiana, the author offers an account of Amish life as a mirror to the soul-searching and questing recognized as a generally intrinsic part of adolescence.
- Contents:
- Going away
- A glory old time
- Straightforward conversations
- Education: prepare for usefulness
- Faith and doctrine: stand fast and believe the Word as written
- Shunning: to keep the church pure
- Farming: the ideal occupation
- Working away
- Women's lib would have a field day among the Amish
- Seeking solutions
- Coming home: an essay.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-283).
- ISBN:
- 086547687X
- OCLC:
- 64208081
- Publisher Number:
- 9780865476875
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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