Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-304) and index.
Contents
Introduction to a way of life -- The European connection -- Coming to America -- Pioneering in the American West -- Agriculture and everyday life -- Church and community government -- Home and family -- Phases of life -- Amish schools -- School management -- Conscience in conflict -- Interaction with outsiders -- Joining and leaving the faith -- Controversies and disputes -- Memorabilia -- Legends -- Misfortunes -- Malicious attacks -- Criticisms -- Speaking out: the Amish explain -- Tributes -- Chronology of Amish history.
Summary
Intimate view of life in the Amish world with more than 150 letters and journal entries, poems, stories, and riddles.
John A. Hostetler (1918–2001) is author of the best-selling Amish Society and the widely acclaimed Hutterite Society, both available from Johns Hopkins. Raised in the Amish faith, he was founding director of the Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and a former professor of anthropology and sociology at Temple University.)
Bibliography: p. 385-401.
Contents
Foundations Models for Understanding Amish Society -- The Birth of Amish Society -- To America -- Stability and Fulfillment --The Amish Charter -- The Community --- Agriculture and Subsistence --- The Amish Family --- Child Nurture and Training ---The Life Ceremonies --- Ritual Integration of the Community --- The Symbolism of Community and Custom ---Patterns of Change--- Government and the Amish --- Change and Fragmentation --- Deviation and Vulnerability --- Health and Healing --- Backstage Amish Life --- Responses to Change --- Survival The Discourse with Survival
