Amish

GPTKB entity

Statements (79)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Andy_Weaver_Amish
gptkb:Beachy_Amish
gptkb:Nebraska_Amish
gptkb:New_Order_Amish
gptkb:Old_Order_Amish
gptkb:Swartzentruber_Amish
gptkbp:doNotParticipateIn social security
commercial insurance
gptkbp:doNotServeIn gptkb:military
gptkbp:doNotUse automobiles
electricity from public grid
gptkbp:educationEndsAt eighth grade
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Jakob_Ammann
gptkbp:foundedIn 1693
gptkbp:governedBy Ordnung
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Mennonites
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amish
gptkbp:knownFor Amish baked goods
Amish buggy rides
Amish cheese
Amish country
Amish furniture
Amish markets
Amish quilts
Amish tourism
barn raisings
bonnets and capes for women
community barn raisings
distinctive beards for married men
high retention rates
horse-drawn buggies
large families
no higher education
no internet
no photographs
no television
one-room schoolhouses
shunning (Meidung)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Pennsylvania_German
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:population over 350,000 (2023)
gptkbp:practicedIn agriculture
simple living
dairy farming
handicrafts
mutual aid
community discipline
family worship
plain dress
nonresistance
Sunday worship in homes
adult baptism
baptism at age 16-25
carpentry
excommunication for rule violations
quilting
reluctance to adopt modern technology
shunning excommunicated members
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mennonites
gptkb:Hutterites
gptkb:Anabaptists
gptkb:Schwarzenau_Brethren
gptkb:Swiss_Brethren
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anabaptist_Christianity
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Pennsylvania_Dutch
gptkb:Swiss_German
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pennsylvania_Dutch
gptkb:Pennsylvania_German
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Dutch_cuisine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4