LEADER 03431nam 2200577 450 001 9910798247903321 005 20230126214045.0 010 $a1-4214-1957-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000611579 035 $a(EBL)4439553 035 $a(OCoLC)944209765 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001630613 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16377698 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001630613 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14943000 035 $a(PQKB)10017120 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4439553 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51563 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4439553 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11175767 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000611579 100 $a20160623h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Amish $ea concise introduction /$fSteven M. Nolt 210 1$aBaltimore, Maryland :$cJohns Hopkins University Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (153 p.) 225 1 $aYoung Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4214-1956-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Meet the Amish -- 2. Amish roots -- 3. Living the old order -- 4. Community and church -- 5. Rumspringa : Amish gone wild? -- 6. Family and schooling -- 7. Work and technology -- 8. The Amish and their neighbors -- 9. Amish images in modern America -- Appendix A. Amish spirituality -- Appendix B. Related groups. 330 $aThere seems to be no end to our fascination with the Amish, a religious minority that has both placed itself outside the mainstream of American culture and flourished within it. Yet most people know very little about the nuanced relationship the Amish have with society or their own communities. Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork and collaborative research, Steven M. Nolt's The Amish: A Concise Introduction is a compact but richly detailed portrait of Amish life. In fewer than 150 pages, readers will come away with a clear understanding of the complexities of these simple people. Writing in engaging and accessible language, Nolt explains how the Amish at once operate within modern America and stand very much apart from the world. Arguing that Amish life is shaped equally by internal and external social, political, and economic contexts, Nolt explores Amish identity as emerging from a complex cultural negotiation with modernity. He takes on much-hyped topics such as Rumspringa and reveals the distinctive Amish approach to technology. He also explains how Amish principles stand in contrast to contemporary American values, including rational efficiency, large-scale organization, and Western notions of individuality. Authoritative, informative, and illustrated, this guide provides a vivid introduction to a way of life many find fascinating but few truly understand. 410 0$aYoung Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies. 606 $aAmish$zUnited States$xSocial life and customs 606 $aAmish$xHistory 615 0$aAmish$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aAmish$xHistory. 676 $a289.7/3 700 $aNolt$b Steven M.$f1968-$01118391 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798247903321 996 $aThe Amish$93813475 997 $aUNINA