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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009249303321

Autore

Cates James A

Titolo

Dancing on the Devil's Playground : The Amish Negotiate with Modernity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

9781421449357

9781421449340

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 pages)

Collana

Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies

Disciplina

289.7/3

Soggetti

Postmodernism - Religious aspects - Amish

Modernism (Christian theology) - Amish

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Negotiating with Modernity: Philosophy, Theory, and Interpersonal Style -- 2 Operator, Information: This Ain't Jesus on the Line -- 3 The Crystal Ball of DNA: The Clinic for Special Children -- 4 Jesus the Counselor: The Amish and Residential Treatment -- 5 We Admitted We Were Powerless: The Twelve Steps -- 6 A Sin like No Other: Sexually Maladaptive Behavior and Cooperative Treatment -- 7 Dancing on the Devil's Playground: Drugs, Alcohol, and Rumspringa -- 8 The Sewing Circle: Survivors of Domestic Violence -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This work demonstrates how the demands of the modern world challenge the Amish to respond, and in turn, how the Amish negotiate these demands"--