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Rumspringa : to be or not to be Amish
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Rumspringa : to be or not to be Amish

Author: Tom Shachtman
Publisher: New York : North Point Press, 2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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An analysis of Amish youth culture profiles the coming-of-age ritual known as the rumspringa, during which sixteen-year-old Amish adolescents are permitted to venture outside of the bounds of their faith, experiment with alcohol and smoking, wear trendy clothes, and ultimately decide if they want to remain detached from the outside world.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Tom Shachtman
ISBN: 086547687X 9780865476875
OCLC Number: 64208081
Notes: "This book is based, in part, on research done for the Stick Figure Productions documentary The Devil's Playground"--P. opposite t.p.
Description: 286 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Going away --
A glory old time --
Straightforward conversations --
Education: prepare for usefulness --
Faith and doctrine: stand fast and believe the Word as written --
Shunning: to keep the church pure --
Farming: the ideal occupation --
Working away --
Women's lib would have a field day among the Amish --
Seeking solutions --
Coming home: an essay.
Responsibility: Tom Shachtman.
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An analysis of Amish youth culture profiles the coming-of-age ritual known as the rumspringa, during which sixteen-year-old Amish adolescents are permitted to venture outside of the bounds of their faith, experiment with alcohol and smoking, wear trendy clothes, and ultimately decide if they want to remain detached from the outside world.

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