Dancing on the Devil's Playground

The Amish Negotiate with Modernity

James A. Cates (Cates & Associates, Inc.)

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Johns Hopkins University Press
30 July 2024

Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies

The Amish adopt, adapt, defer, or decline the changes they face, all while maintaining their traditions and a unique identity that includes an appropriate distance from the rest of the world.

By: James A. Cates (Cates & Associates Inc.)
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781421449340
ISBN 10: 142144934X
Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 30 July 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface 1. Negotiating with Modernity: Philosophy, Theory, and Interpersonal Style 2. Operator, Information: This Ain't Jesus on the Line 3. The Crystal Ball of DNA: The Clinic for Special Children 4. Jesus the Counselor: The Amish and Residential Treatment 5. We Admitted We Were Powerless: The Twelve Steps 6. A Sin Like No Other: Sexually Maladaptive Behavior and Cooperative Treatment 7. Dancing on the Devil's Playground: Drugs, Alcohol, and Rumspringa 8. The Sewing Circle: Survivors of Domestic Violence Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes References Index

James A. Cates is a clinical psychologist in private practice in northeast Indiana and an associate faculty member with Purdue University–Fort Wayne. He has worked with the Amish for over thirty years. He is the author of Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals and Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World.