The Amish

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:allows Excommunication
Shunning
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Communion
Baptism
Weddings
Funerals
gptkbp:dressCode No jewelry
Beards for married men
Men wear broad-brimmed hats
No mustaches
No printed patterns
Women wear bonnets and long dresses
gptkbp:economy Farming
Small businesses
Craftsmanship
gptkbp:education Schooling ends at 8th 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 The Amish
gptkbp:language gptkb:Pennsylvania_German
gptkb:Swiss_German
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Reality_TV
Books
Films
Documentaries
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Elkhart-LaGrange,_Indiana
gptkb:Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Holmes_County,_Ohio
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:population approximately 350,000 (2023)
gptkbp:practicedIn Pacifism
Plain dress
Simple living
Adult baptism
Reluctance to adopt modern technology
Separation from mainstream society
gptkbp:prohibits Divorce
Automobiles
Military service
Electricity from public grid
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Beachy_Amish_Mennonites
gptkb:Old_Order_Mennonites
gptkb:Mennonites
gptkb:Hutterites
gptkb:Swiss_Brethren
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anabaptist_Christianity
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Swiss_Brethren
gptkbp:transportation Horse and buggy
gptkbp:worshippedIn Every other Sunday
In homes
gptkbp:youthPractice gptkb:Rumspringa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Donald_Kraybill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6