essay

The origin and growth of Amish tourism

amish struggle with modernity • Hanover, Nh • Published In 1994 • Pages: 112-129, 270

By: Luthy, David.

Abstract

In their struggle to remain separate the Amish grew increasingly peculiar as the cultural gap between them and the larger society widened in the twentieth century. The growing peculiarity of Amish culture, as well as the expansion of travel, leisure, and mass media, provided the ingredients for the growth of public curiosity. After midcentury the Amish no longer had to merely resist the technological changes that intruded into rural areas, they now faced tourists by the millions, who came to inspect Amish ways and buy their handcrafted products. Amishman David Luthy traces the phenomenal rise of the Amish image in public media -- books, drama, tourist paraphernalia -- as well as the growth of tourism itself (p. 113).

HRAF PubDate

2009

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Indigenous Person

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle; 2007

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1808-1992

Coverage Place

Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, United States

Notes

David Luthy

For bibliographical references see document 20: [Kraybill and Olshan]

LCCN

94013668

LCSH

Amish