BIOGRAPHY OF MAHATMA PHULE by Dr. Y. D. Phadke. for the bo... http://www.dalitstan.org/books/slavery/slavry_b.html 1 of 6 6/23/2005 1:02 PM ------- O ------- Slavery by Mahatma Phule ------- O ------- Biography of Mahatma Phule Dr.Y.D. Phadke. [This brief Life Sketch of Mahatma Jotirao Phule is written by the noted the scholar Dr.Y.D. Phadke. He is the editor of the Collected Words of Mahatma Phule in Marathi. He is also an eminent scholar of Mahatma Phule and the Satyashodhak Movement
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The religious and cultural beliefs of the Amish‚ have led to variations in health care practices that are different from main stream American culture. The Amish believe in simple lifestyles and being "separate from the world‚" this is hallmark for the Amish. They don’t use modern conveniences that we do‚ such as electricity‚ computers‚ cars‚ and phones. They travel by horse and buggy‚ and grow their own gardens and raise their own cattle for food/milk. Their days are filled with
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Crime and Justice through eyes of the Amish 200 miles away from New York lays another world – one that is frozen in time. Home for a people whose lives have barely changed since their forefathers settled there over 300 years ago. Since then the Amish community has spread across 28 states and has more than one hundred an eighty thousand members. Worlds apart from mainstream culture‚ the Amish is oppose to many aspects of modern world‚ e.g. use of modern technology such as computers or cars. Even
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The Ways of the Amish The Amish people’s primary mode of substance is emerging agriculture or better known as farming. All of their food is mainly grown‚ raised‚ and prepared by the hands of the Amish. Kinship is the backbone of their society. They believe in helping each other out and are very strong in their family ties. Religion is also very important to them and they hold strong values. “The Amish obtain health care from biomedical practitioners‚ from a variety of complementary and alternative
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The Amish‚ without their electricity‚ cars‚ and television appear to be a static culture‚ never changing. This is just an illusion. The Amish are a self-motivated culture which is‚ through market forces and other means‚ continually interacting with the enormously tempting culture of America. The Amish have not only survived as a gemeinschaft type of society‚ but has grown and flourished while surrounded by a culture that would seem to be so detrimental to its basic ideals. The Amish‚ through population
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The Amish Way of Life Shannon Mason Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Jessie Cohen December 14‚ 2011 The Amish Way of Life The Amish culture is fascinating to me‚ because it exists in our own country‚ and our own communities‚ but yet it is not an integral part of our mainstream society. Although the Amish culture exists in our own backyards‚ The Amish have distinct gender roles‚ cultural beliefs and values‚ and their own way of handling sickness and healing. As in many cultures
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Amish Technology In order to understand the Amish view of modern technology‚ one must first understand their religious beliefs and values. The most important factor to the Amish life is submission to the will of God. According to their interpretation of scriptures Romans 12:2 and 2 Corinthians 6:14 in the Bible‚ which basically states‚ “Do not copy the behavior and customs of this world. . .” and “Do not team up with those who are unbelievers. . .”; remaining quite separate from the rest of the
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The Amish are a religious community with unique beliefs. The Amish religion is a sect of Christianity. More specifically‚ they are an Anabaptist group‚ which is a division in Protestantism. There are about 308 000 people who are Amish; the majority of which live in North America. Origins The origin of the Amish faith begins during the time of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. The Amish religion is said to have come from the Anabaptists. The Anabaptists were known to re-baptize adults who had
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The Amish immigrated to America in two waves. The first wave was between 1736-1770 when about five hundred Amish landed at the port of Philadelphia and settled in southeastern Pennsylvania counties‚ including Lancaster. A vital part of Amish culture‚ a German dialect called Pennsylvania Dutch‚ helped the Amish settlers in America to communicate with other Germanic speaking communities in the country. The second‚ larger wave of Amish immigrants arrived in America roughly between 1815-1860. During
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The Amish aren’t a modern day 18th century time capsule‚ but a society that experiences change through time. This religion based on culture is the tool of the isolation from mainstream society. They keep a simple‚ non-technological life creating a mainstream society believing in peace‚ cooperation and pride. Their lives mean comprises have to be made to follow their ordnung‚ sacrifices such as Electricity and telephones‚ Amish travel in horse drawn buggies and refuse to own a car‚ education is finished
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