society or “limbo of statuslessness” in which the individual or group becomes homogenized (1 pg. 97). An example of a liminal culture is the Amish; they separate themselves from the “outsiders” to avoid sin. Within the Amish culture they have communitas which defined by Tuner as no social structure; this period of time is demonstrated by the Amish before they join the church or become baptized. In the book “The Ritual Process Structure and Anti-Structure” by Victor Turner‚ Tuner defines
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Beyond the archetypal exposé of the Amish culture by all‚ it seems that the Oscar-winning ‘Witness’ by Peter Weir has expunged the typical intuition of the Amish culture. In a nutshell‚ 1985 film ‘Witness’ focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy [Samuel] who becomes the target of a ruthless killer after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia train station. The Amish trace their religious heritage to the Swiss Anabaptist of sixteenth-century Europe‚ who emerged in the wake of the
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The Amish Culture Valerie Lewis ANT 101 Michael King 03/18/2013 The Amish Culture The Amish culture is one of fascination and attracts tourist. “The Amish family is the foundation of the Amish way of life. The family structure and traditions that seem to be taken from a page out of history have
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November 2013 The Amish Society John A. Hostetler wrote a passage titled “Amish Society” in this chapter he analyzes the Amish community and how the modern community sees them‚ he is introducing more knowledge in order to sway perspectives of these views. In Hostetler’s words‚ “The serious reader will want to transcend the scientific orientation and ask‚ what is the meaning of the Amish system? What‚ if anything‚ is it trying to say to us” (Hostetler 75)? How the Amish are viewed by the modern
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Adolescence is typically a time of experimentation and testing boundaries‚ but if you’re an Amish teenager‚ you’re faced with a confounding choice between family or isolation‚ tradition or the modern world and faith or uncertainty. Even in the restrictive Amish culture‚ where kids lead a way of life with no electricity or music and are expected to be entirely obedient to their elders‚ they are given a temporary break. Once they turn sixteen‚ their church gives them a period of self discovery called
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Name of event: Visit to the Amish of Jamesport Place‚ date‚ time: Which new culture did you learn about? The Amish of Jamesport‚ MO Summarize the event in two sentences: I was immersed in the Amish lifestyle for a whole day. I was able to experience what their lives are like on a day to day basis: work‚ school‚ chores‚ meals‚ prayer‚ and song. Answer the following questions: • What did you learn by attending this cultural experience? I learned about how the Amish live their lives‚ how they
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creates romance and shows that aspects of the modern world are encroaching on the Amish world. The long intimate stares into each other’s eyes shown through quick cuts before dancing and the use of two shot whilst dancing creates the sexual tension between Book and Rachel. When Book and Rachel dance‚ Rachel is not wearing her traditional bonnet‚ which is symbolic of her desire for Book which is against the rules of the Amish people. Initially‚ the audience accepts the developing romantic relationship
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cultures clashing with each other the Amish and The Western Society and a story line of a murder crime. “A big city cop who knows too much...His only evidence: A small boy who’s seen too much”. The main character of this film is Harrison Ford as John Book. Today I will be talking about two of the themes Peter Weir uses in the film ‘Witness’. They are the clash of two worlds and power. The first theme that I would like to speak about is the clash of two worlds ‘The Amish’ and ‘The Western Society’. This
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the film audience with a window onto the world of the Amish in America. An Anabaptist Christian denomination particular to North America‚ the Amish are a devout‚ peaceful people. They keep themselves separate from the rest of society‚ believing that worldliness in the form of such modern developments as cars‚ tractors‚ electricity and telephones will distract them from devotion to God and living a simple life. Predominantly farmers‚ the Amish preserve traditional ways‚ wear plain‚ old-fashioned clothing
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driving through an Amish community. Men and woman of the Amish community are not permitted via their traditions to operate motorized vehicles which have made the horse drawn buggy essential. The horse and buggy is one of the most recognizable symbols of the Amish which have been their reliable mode of transportation since the mid 1750’s. In addition to pulling buggies the large hardworking draft horse‚ which represent work and diligence‚ can be seen working along the Amish men in the fields‚ helping
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