Amish Rumspringa The modern society is characterized by rapid technological advancement accompanied by changes in behavior of people across the world‚ especially youth. This makes it very hard for traditional societies to thrive hence perpetuation of conventional cultures is at stake. For one North American community known as the Amish however‚ modernization has been met with resistance as the society continues to practice its traditional culture‚ especially the Rumspringa‚ a rite of passage that
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participate in. This time is referred to as Rumspringa. Rumspringa is also referred to as “running around” This is the term used to describe the period of adolescence Amish experience starting at around the age of sixteen. The parents of the children who choose to participate in this opportunity feel that their children cannot be shunned from the Amish community because they are not yet baptized and they are not yet under the authority of the church. Rumspringa helps the young adults to choose whether
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to the outside world is like being exposed to the Devil’s playground‚ hence the name of the film. The film takes place in Lagrange County Indiana‚ where a large Amish population resides. Rumspringa is the time in an Amish child’s life when he or she decides to join or leave the Amish religion. Rumspringa occurs when a child turns sixteen and they are suddenly thrown into the “English” lifestyle. Many Amish children drop out of school in the eighth grade to begin working with their families so
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and avoid other parts of society as much as possible. Amish children only attend school until they complete 8th grade and higher education is discouraged or forbidden. At the age of sixteen‚ Amish teens are given the choice of participating in Rumspringa‚ a German term that translates into run around in English. During this time Amish adolescents are free to explore life among modern American society. It is believed that at this age that they have reached a maturity level where they can act responsibly
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Title Imagine a life without modern technology: no cars‚ televisions‚ internet; a life without tools one uses every day. Imagine a world where instead one drives buggies and knits for entertainment‚ a world so cut off that it seems stuck in time. Although it may be hard to believe‚ the Amish live what would be considered a modern-day taboo. They feel that through these limitations humility will be reached; that through remaining separate from the rest of the world‚ both physically and socially
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Rumspringa Introduction The Mennonite/Amish cultures have many traditions that separate them from the normal Christian faith. 400 years ago‚ many European Christians were killed and tortured for their belief in adult baptism. Adult baptism is referred to as Anabaptism‚ meaning “re-baptizer.” One Anabaptists belief is that members of the church should be baptized during adulthood rather than infancy (Robinson 2002). Amish adult baptism gives members of the church the freedom‚ and the adult conscious
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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 “rumspringa” which is loosely translated‚ in their adopted Pennsylvania Dutch language to “running around”. This period gives Amish teens the chance to explore the forbidden modern world before deciding whether they will forever commit themselves to the church
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around them. To the outside world they are in a state of communitas with no structure outside of their culture and are all homogenized‚ undifferentiated and equal. The film Devil’s Playground depicts the common Amish teenager undergoing “rumspringa” (2) which is a liminal state of being for the Amish. During this period the Amish teenager is granted the liberty of experiencing the world outside of their culture. They are allowed to dress “English”‚ smoke‚ consume alcoholic beverages‚ talk
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Rebels of society are often times considered deviate and choose not to adhere to society’s customs and norms. However‚ would one consider the Amish communities as rebellious? The Amish are a unique subculture of the United States that do not adopt customs‚ norms‚ and lifestyles of the broader society (Sternheimer‚ 2012). Just because they set themselves apart from social norms‚ does not make them deviate. The Amish is an old religious group that originated in Europe. In the sixteenth century‚ Jakob
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The nature of mankind can arguably be described as one’s wish to develop a sense of acceptance or connection to something or someone. This desire to be accepted can be described as one’s wish to ‘belong’. Belonging describes the state in which someone finally reaches an affinity‚ whether it may be physical‚ emotional or otherwise with an entity‚ that may be a community‚ place or ideal. The importance of being accepted to belong can be observed in the playwright ‘The crucible’ by Arthur Miller. In
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