Description
Book SynopsisChallenging 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.
Trade ReviewThis is an informative book for anyone interested in our Amish spiritual relatives, fellow heirs of the Anabaptist heritage. -- Marlin Jeschke Mennonite Weekly Review 2007 A helpful frame work... Recommended. Upper-Divison undergraduates and above. Choice 2008 Accessible to those new to the study of the Amish but challenging for those engaged in the on-going study of Anabaptist cultures, Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities is a welcome and important contribution to the study of Old Order communities, and the insights it offers will add much to the more general discussion of the construction of cultural identity. -- Karen M. Johnson-Weiner Journal of Mennonite Studies 2008 Plain Diversity is a vital and valuable contribution to our understanding of the Old Order Amish. Mennonite Quarterly Review 2008
Table of ContentsPreface
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
9. Diverse Amish Worlds
10. Amish Community as Conversation
Appendix: Extinct Indiana Amish Settlements
Notes
References
Index
