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Author:

Stevick, Richard A., 1939-

Title:

Growing up Amish : the Rumspringa years / Richard A. Stevick.

Edition:

Second edition.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xvii, 370 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Rumspringa.
Amish teenagers--United States--Social life and customs.
Amish teenagers--United States--Social conditions.
Amish teenagers--Religious life--United States.
Amish--United States--Social life and customs.
Youth--United States--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Earlier edition has subtitle: the teenage years. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Amish life: plain but not so simple -- Religion: transmitting the faith -- Adolescence: finding an Amish identity -- Schooling: read'n, writ'n, and skipping evolution -- Parenting: holding on and letting go -- Teen culture: working hard and having fun -- Singings: the gateway to Rumspringa -- Rumspringa: running about and stepping out -- Courtship: finding a mate -- Weddings: high times in plain places -- The future: keeping faith in a world of change.

Series:

Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies

ISBN:

142141371X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781421413716 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)858940208

LCCN:

2013033889

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)