The Amish Religion

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The Amish Randy Scott ANT 101 Michelle McBrady November 12, 2012 I. Introduction A. I am going to talk about the Amish in my research paper. They come from the country of Europe and travelled here in the year 1846. The Amish are members of an Anabaptist Protestant group that teaches separation from the world. The Amish religion stresses hard work, humility, nonviolence, and simplicity. Members may not go to war, hold public office, or swear oaths. I. Bibliography A. The bibliography is an attempt to include everything in print, besides manuscript documents, "whether historical, sociological, religious, or genealogical in nature and regardless of the quality of the material. II. Kinship III. Beliefs and Values IV. Social Change V. Emerging Agriculturalists Although they have been in America for more than 200 years, and number over 30,000 souls, including children, the Amish have remained one of the least familiar of all American Protestant groups. The Amish parents spend considerable time in shaping their children's thinking and actions so that they correspond with the "right way" of the Amish culture. (Wittmer) The Amish woman would always wear the long dresses to cover their legs and have long hair. The men would wear button down white shirts, pants, and a big black…show more content…
The English term (Dutch) originally referred to all forms of German and Netherlandic languages. Pennsylvania German, which is a High German dialect, is distinct from Mennonite Low German and Hutterite German dialects spoken by other Anabaptist groups. Now spoken primarily by the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites, Pennsylvania German was originally spoken by many German-American immigrants in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas, especially those who came prior to 1800. There are also several sizable Old Order Amish communities where a variety of Swiss German is spoken, rather than Pennsylvania

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