Plain Diversity : Amish Cultures and Identities.
Nolt, Steven M.
Plain Diversity : Amish Cultures and Identities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies . - Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Amish Images and Identities -- PART I: PATTERNS OF PEOPLEHOOD -- 2 Migration -- 3 Ordnung -- 4 Ethnicity -- PART II: COMPARATIVE COMMUNITIES -- 5 Elkhart-LaGrange and Nappanee Settlements -- 6 Swiss Settlements of Eastern Indiana -- 7 Transplants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania -- 8 The Paoli-Salem Communities -- PART III: DIVERSITY AND UNITY -- 9 Diverse Amish Worlds -- 10 Amish Community as Conversation -- Appendix. Extinct Indiana Amish Settlements -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Challenging the plain and simple view of Amish identity, this study raises the intriguing question of how such a diverse people successfully share a common identity in the absence of uniformity.
9781421402840
Amish-Indiana-Social life and customs.
Amish-Indiana-Social conditions.
Amish-Indiana-Ethnic identity.
Community life-Indiana.
Indiana-Social life and customs.
Indiana-Social conditions.
Indiana-History, Local.
Electronic books.
F535.M45 N65 2007
305.8009772
Plain Diversity : Amish Cultures and Identities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies . - Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Amish Images and Identities -- PART I: PATTERNS OF PEOPLEHOOD -- 2 Migration -- 3 Ordnung -- 4 Ethnicity -- PART II: COMPARATIVE COMMUNITIES -- 5 Elkhart-LaGrange and Nappanee Settlements -- 6 Swiss Settlements of Eastern Indiana -- 7 Transplants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania -- 8 The Paoli-Salem Communities -- PART III: DIVERSITY AND UNITY -- 9 Diverse Amish Worlds -- 10 Amish Community as Conversation -- Appendix. Extinct Indiana Amish Settlements -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Challenging the plain and simple view of Amish identity, this study raises the intriguing question of how such a diverse people successfully share a common identity in the absence of uniformity.
9781421402840
Amish-Indiana-Social life and customs.
Amish-Indiana-Social conditions.
Amish-Indiana-Ethnic identity.
Community life-Indiana.
Indiana-Social life and customs.
Indiana-Social conditions.
Indiana-History, Local.
Electronic books.
F535.M45 N65 2007
305.8009772