The Riddle of Amish Culture (Center Books in Anabaptist Studies) - Softcover

Kraybill, Donald B. B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080186772X ISBN 13: 9780801867729

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description:

Revised edition of this classic work brings the story of the Amish into the 21st century.

From the Publisher:

"The riddle of Amish culture in America is: how does it continue to dramatically prosper while unilaterally resisting the very core of mainstream American prosperity—technology? The surprising answer—adaptation and compromise—is given in loving detail in this great book."—Whole Earth Review

"Kraybill relies on his own and others' research, as well as on personal interviews with Amish men and women. The resulting book is a hybrid—written in a non-academic style that is appealing to the general reader who wishes to learn more about these unusual Americans, but also exploring the Amish in scholarly depth."—Philadelphia Inquirer

"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."—Christian Century

About this edition

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 080186772X
• ISBN 13: 9780801867729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 424