The Amish of Lancaster County / text by Donald B. Kraybill ; photography by Daniel Rodriguez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 88 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780811734783 (pbk.)
  • 0811734781 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F 157.L2 K725 2008
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Contents:
Amish of Lancaster County -- Secrets of Amish population growth -- Myths and realities -- Religious roots -- Quilt work of Amish values -- Amish spirituality -- Ordnung -- Religious rituals and practices -- Architecture of community life -- Family and children -- Childbirth -- Health care -- Bountiful food -- Social gatherings and holidays -- Leisure -- Schools and teachers -- Rumspringa -- Weddings -- Stewards of the soil -- Mini industrial revolution -- Women entrepreneurs -- Motor vehicle maze -- Tractors and farm machinery -- "Amish electricity" -- Selective use of technology -- Civic participation -- Government, voting, and taxes -- Tourism -- Amish and the media -- Tragedy at Nickel Mines -- Art and creative expression -- Dying gracefully -- Related religious groups -- Future of Amish society.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection F 157 .L2 K725 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98646935

Includes index.

Amish of Lancaster County -- Secrets of Amish population growth -- Myths and realities -- Religious roots -- Quilt work of Amish values -- Amish spirituality -- Ordnung -- Religious rituals and practices -- Architecture of community life -- Family and children -- Childbirth -- Health care -- Bountiful food -- Social gatherings and holidays -- Leisure -- Schools and teachers -- Rumspringa -- Weddings -- Stewards of the soil -- Mini industrial revolution -- Women entrepreneurs -- Motor vehicle maze -- Tractors and farm machinery -- "Amish electricity" -- Selective use of technology -- Civic participation -- Government, voting, and taxes -- Tourism -- Amish and the media -- Tragedy at Nickel Mines -- Art and creative expression -- Dying gracefully -- Related religious groups -- Future of Amish society.

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