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INDEX
affiliation, 13
Beachy Amish, 14, 26, 190
defined, 14
New Order, 14, 15–16, 37, 233
Old Order, 14, 15
age roles, 82
agriculture. See farming
air conditioners, 54, 295
air power. See under power, sources of
alcohol abuse, 146, 147, 325
Amish: beliefs of, 1–3, 22, 28, 119
compactness of, 107–8
concessions by and to, 312–13
divisions, 8, 9, 25–26, 188–90, 197, 199, 215, 232–33, 237, 306
growth of, 14, 16–17, 317, 335, 337
history of, 7–10, 26, 30, 96
modern, 17–18, 320–22
new commercial class of, 263–67
and non-Amish, 22, 157–58, 270–72
personality of, 33–36
population of, 14, 16–17, 240, 259, 261, 317, 336
use of professionals by, 269, 313. See also affiliation: Old Order; tourism
Amish Aid Society, 101–2
Amish Disaster Committee, 104
Amish Liability Aid, 102
Amish National Steering Committee, 102–3, 276, 286
Ammann, Jakob, 7, 8
Anabaptists, 3–7, 30, 95
and Amish, 137, 157, 169, 173, 189, 294
beliefs of, 5–6, 28, 116
in Netherlands, 4, 6
persecution of, 4, 6, 7, 8, 21, 44, 122, 238
in Switzerland, 4, 5, 6–7, 8
appliances, home, 31, 33, 84, 197, 295, 315
freezers, 114, 210, 233, 314
microwaves, 18, 54
apprenticeship, 174, 178, 258, 285, 308
art, 47–48
attrition rate, 16
auctions, 152, 156, 157
Ausbund (hymn book), 5, 27, 116, 122
automobile. See cars
ballgames, 89, 145, 146, 150, 152, 271, 302, 305
ban. See excommunication
baptism, 94, 95, 112, 116–19, 135
adult, 4, 6, 29, 68, 92, 147, 186, 321
age of, 117
barn raisings, 12, 21, 33, 101, 142–43, 154–55, 260
Beachy Amish church. See under affiliation
beards, 8, 33, 63, 65, 68
Beiler, Ben, 199, 200, 201, 223, 225
Beiler, Jonas, 223
Beiler, “Tinker” Dan, 199
Bennett, William, 184
Bible, 47, 56, 57, 99, 159, 167, 273
Amish view of, 4, 28, 37, 38, 44, 137, 161, 173, 239, 301
and church/world dualism, 44–45
New Testament, 6, 126
reading of, 120, 178, 189
and sermons, 120, 123, 126
bicycles, 2, 24, 114, 213, 302, 305
birth control, 88, 243, 317
birth rate. See family: size
bishops, 96, 176, 264
and church districts, 92, 94, 98, 99
leadership of, 39, 53, 82, 189, 306
and mechanization, 203, 230, 233, 237
role of, 94, 101, 103, 104, 107, 108, 117–19, 126, 128, 132, 298
and school controversy, 165, 169
seniority system for, 98–100
and use of telephones, 191, 195
Bishops’ Meetings, 94, 98, 99, 126, 306
Blackboard Bulletin (magazine), 181
Die Botschaft (The message; weekly newspaper), 56, 154
Brethren groups, 15, 16
Bruderschaft Library, 104
Buddy Bunches, 146, 150, 151, 154. See also gangs
The Budget (weekly newspaper), 154
buggies, 73, 74–79, 227, 314–16
and Amish identity, 2, 70, 74, 76, 79, 218, 288, 293
vs. cars, 73, 146
changes in, 77–79, 306, 313
cost of, 78–79
and related industries, 77, 255
as symbol, 55, 76–77, 318
travel by, 50, 259
types of, 74–75
use of, 1, 17, 33, 54
bulk tanks. See farm machinery
Bush, George H. W., 184
Bush, George W., 275
business, 131, 178, 209, 264
advertising in, 313, 323
Amish, 219, 254–59, 314, 315
vs. farm, 309–11
and Gelassenheit, 53, 109–10, 308
history of, 230–32, 238–45
success in, 256–59, 265–67
and telephones, 195, 196
business enterprises, 243–59, 309
businessmen, Amish, 57, 136–37, 239–40, 248, 256, 269, 270, 272
and Amish culture, 254, 258, 260, 263, 310–11
and telephones, 52, 194–95, 196
calculators, 1, 45, 113, 299, 304, 320
carpentry, 205–6, 219, 240, 252
carpeting, wall-to-wall, 115, 295, 298
carriages. See buggies
cars, 15, 25, 96
agreement about, 220–22
Amish fear of, 216–17
as “Amish taxis,” 217–19, 220
banning of, 16, 26, 213, 222
driving of, 104, 190
and gangs, 145, 147
hiring of, 125, 214, 215, 304, 315
hiring of drivers for, 218, 219, 220
and individualism, 216, 217
Model T, 215, 216
ownership of, 1–2, 24, 26, 71, 115, 136, 140, 213–17, 219, 220, 301, 314, 320
riding in, 24, 217, 302
selective use of, 188, 190, 214, 215, 219, 314
Casey, Robert P., 289
Catholic Church, 3, 4, 6
central heating, 108, 115
Charming Nancy (ship), 9
chemicals: fertilizers, 18, 230, 269, 296, 313
insecticides, 18, 313
pesticides, 18, 269, 313
childhood, 144
four stages of, 82
child labor, 284–86
children, 55
birthing of, 20–21, 144
and farming, 163, 317
and plastic toys, 45
rearing, 38, 80, 81, 144, 161, 261
and size of families, 16, 33, 261
spanking of, 33–34, 38, 325
training of, 33, 34, 122
and work, 46, 47, 85, 87, 88, 285–86, 314. See also schools
Christian Aid Ministries, 157
Christianity, 28, 30, 37, 323
the church, 4, 28, 50, 267, 280, 308
authority of, 97, 121, 139–40, 315
congregations of, 13–15, 94
as covenant community, 6, 30
and government, 272–73, 277
as mobile sanctuary, 95–98
and obedience, 22, 30, 38, 119, 120, 325
submission to, 119, 122, 128
and the world, 44–45, 271, 277
Church Aid, 103–4
church buildings, 95–96
church districts, 13, 91–95, 99, 100, 315
church services, 89, 91, 119–25, 128
format of, 132, 190
and hats, 121–22
in homes, 119, 315
seating patterns in, 123–24
singing in, 51, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128
cigarettes. See smoking
civic involvement, 157–58, 270–72
Clinic for Special Children, 105, 156
clocks, 50, 51, 52
clothing, 57–70, 124, 126, 316, 318, 321, 329
changes in, 45, 68–69
colors of, 61, 115
fastenings for, 2, 8, 61, 63, 65, 69, 70, 125
meaning of, 57–60, 66
of men, 63–65, 66, 67, 68
of Mennonites, 16, 67
sneakers, 45, 62, 68
as symbol, 54, 55
of women, 60–63, 66
for work vs. dress occasions, 66–67
of youth, 67–68, 145. See also hard hats; men: hats of; synthetic materials
communication: circle letters, 154
face-to-face, 192–93, 196, 197, 259
oral, 108
and technology, 192. See also telephones
communion, 94, 95, 96, 125–28, 131, 140, 149
community: building, 37, 158, 259, 323
commitment to, 3, 29–32, 34, 35, 39, 52, 211, 220, 260, 315, 319, 321, 330, 331
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