ANTH360 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Silence, Schwarzenau Brethren, Edward Braddock
12 Oct 2018
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● 1972-Wisconsin v Yoder: Amish have right to run own schools, chose when kids end
Education (usually around 8th grade)
● 1930s-under Great Depression, consolidated schools, forced Amish kids to public
schools
● Amish farms: typical family farm prior to WW2
○ Not that old-fashioned way of life
○ Beliefs go back to 1500s, way of life-not so much
● Police typically look other way to amish kids getting in trouble
○ Worried about violating religious freedom
● Interaction with civil society is limited and on their own terms
● Will accept modern medicine- but no insurance, pay on their own
● Hegemony:leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over
others
○ We do this to Amish-constantly questioning their lifestyles
● 1673: Amish and Mennonite split over issue of shunning
○ Shun from religious services or social ostracization?
● People can only marry from another congregation if the 2 congregations are in
‘interfellowship’
● Amish only pay income tax, sales tax when necessary, or possibly other local taxes
● Break the will: happen around 2 years old-corporal punishments
○Hochmut: be proud, not going with will of group
○Gamut: go along with group, nonresistance
● Anabaptist presence increasing online
Traditional (20%)
Concentrate on preserving religious and cultural traditions
Separate from outside world
Buggies, speak PA dutch, plain clothing, selective use of tech, accept collective
authority of church congregation
Transitional (13%)
Try to maintain tradition
Try to reach out and help the outside world on a collective basis
Evangelism, plain clothing, no TV, encourage individual religious experience,
discourage higher ed, lay pastors (no formal religious training), nonresistance
Transformational (67%)
Want to transform to larger world
Willing to sacrifice tradition to accomplish that transformation
Higher ed, diversity in ministry, peacemaking and social justice, accept individualism,
large church organizations
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Different types of groups can grow from the same congregation
2 Weaverland Mennonite congregations that separated due to a “pulpit war” around
the time of WW1: one traditional, one transformational
Sometimes a single congregations can have all 3 varieties
Sit in distinct sections within the church
Brethren have lost 32% since 1960
Some say bc they’ve lost their identity and to accommodate too much variability
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European Beginnings of Anabaptism
● Anabaptist movement began in Europe, but there’s only like 50,000 Mennonite still there,
no Amish or Brethren
● As of 2010, about 750,000 Anabaptists in North America
● Most Mennonites outside north america either came from north america or were
converted by missionary activity
● Early anabaptists in europe were viewed as examples of irresponsible religious
fanaticism
○ 1534: “Munster Revolution” crazy group of Anabaptism took control of city, forced
polygamy, communal property
○ Not typical anabaptists, but has colored perception of them until today
● Henri Prienne 1936-criticized
● Hector Hugh Munro-criticized
● Anabaptists often equated with Nazi followers; misguided fervor for bad ideas
○ Many Mennonites were early supporters of Hitler
● Real Anabaptist movement begins ca. 1500 in the Rhine Valley
Origin of PA “Dutch”
-Deutsch- originally meant anyone living in Rhine Valley and nearby areas
-German, dutch, france, switzerland, belgium, etc
-In english Deutsch became dutch
-In 19th century Dutch came to mean only German
● Christendom: “Realm of Christ on Earth”
○ Anywhere outside of christendom was full of sinners and antichrist: “devil’s
playground”
● Germany was part of Holy Roman Empire
○ Perpetual conflict between power of pope and authority of emperor
● 1870: Otto von Bismarck unified Germany into modern form
● 1500: Holy Roman Empire highly fragmented- all authority localized
○ Constantly changing-wars fought by mercenaries
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Document Summary
1972-wisconsin v yoder: amish have right to run own schools, chose when kids end. 1930s-under great depression, consolidated schools, forced amish kids to public schools. Amish farms: typical family farm prior to ww2. Beliefs go back to 1500s, way of life-not so much. Police typically look other way to amish kids getting in trouble. Interaction with civil society is limited and on their own terms. Will accept modern medicine- but no insurance, pay on their own. Hegemony: leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others. We do this to amish-constantly questioning their lifestyles. 1673: amish and mennonite split over issue of shunning. People can only marry from another congregation if the 2 congregations are in. Amish only pay income tax, sales tax when necessary, or possibly other local taxes. Break the will: happen around 2 years old-corporal punishments. Hochmut : be proud, not going with will of group.
