Amish: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Amish. Apr 13, 2026
Add new Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Amish. Mar 02, 2026
Revised the number of Amish and Old Order Amish settlements. Sep 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Hartford Institute for Religion Research - Encyclopedia of Religion and Society - Amish. Aug 01, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Amish Health Culture and Culturally Sensitive Health Services: An Exhaustive Narrative Review. Jun 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Oklahoma Historical Society - Amish. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Who is Amish? Jun 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Amish and Mennonites. May 10, 2024
Add new Web site: CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Amish. Jan 04, 2024
Added mention of the rite of passage known as rumpringa. Mar 13, 2023
Add new Web site: World Religious and Spirituality Project - The Amish. Dec 12, 2022
Add new Web site: Academia - Who are the Amish faith and practice of the Amish people. Aug 22, 2022
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Amish beliefs and practices. Jul 26, 2022
Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - The Amish. Jul 28, 2021
Corrected display issue. Mar 02, 2021
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Amish Life and Culture. Oct 04, 2018
Add new Web site: Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry - Amish. May 23, 2018
Add new Web site: LancasterPA.com - Amish History. Feb 28, 2018
Media added. Nov 10, 2017
Mentioned that the Amish are pacifists and added cross-references. Nov 10, 2017
Add new Web site: ReligionFacts - Amish. Mar 15, 2017
Article revised to update the total Amish population in the early 21st century and to mention Maine as one of the states featuring a small Amish population. Aug 27, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - People - How the Amish Work. Dec 22, 2008
Article revised. Apr 15, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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