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Hostetler, John A.

 
9780801844423: Amish Society
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ISBN 10: 0801844428 ISBN 13: 9780801844423
Editorial: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993

Sinopsis

Highly acclaimed in previous editions, this classic work by John Hostetler has been expanded and updated to reflect current research on Amish history and culture as well as the new concerns of Amish communities throughout North America.

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Acerca del autor

John A. Hostetler (1918–2001) is author of the best-selling Amish Society and the widely acclaimed Hutterite Society, both available from Johns Hopkins. Raised in the Amish faith, he was founding director of the Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and a former professor of anthropology and sociology at Temple University.

De la contraportada

This classic work by John Hostetler has been expanded and updated to reflect the current research on Amish history and culture as well as the new concerns of Amish communities throughout North America. In this fourth edition of Amish Society Hostetler takes the reader inside Amish culture and explains the nature of Amish religious beliefs and ceremonies, community and family life, tensions with worldly values, and interactions with outsiders. He offers updated information on a variety of topics, including Amish population trends, land use and farming practices, and relations with the state.

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Editorial
Johns Hopkins University Press
Año de publicación
1993
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0801844428
ISBN 13 
9780801844423
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
4
Número de páginas
448
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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