Authors: Donald B. Kraybill
ISBN-13: 9780801867729, ISBN-10: 080186772X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: revised edition
Donald B. Kraybill is Distinguished College Professor and Senior Fellow in the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania. Widely recognized for his work on Anabaptist groups, he has authored and edited many books, including The Riddle of Amish Culture and The Amish and the State, both available from Johns Hopkins.
Revised edition of this classic work brings the story of the Amish into the 21st century-
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.
A sophisticated portrayal of the apparently simple but actually very complex Amish . . . A well-illustrated guide, this work gives loving but unsentimental attention to the precarious culture under examination.
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
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 |
App. A: Research Procedures | 333 | |
App. B | Old Order Amish Lancaster Country Settlement Population Estimates, 1880-2010 | 335 |
App. C | Estimated Amish Population by State and Province in North America | 336 |
App. D | Settlements Originating from the Lancaster County Settlement, 1940-2000 | 337 |
App. E | Scripture Texts for Amish Church Services in the Lancaster Settlement | 339 |
Notes | 341 | |
Select References | 369 | |
Index | 391 |