Amish society
| Main Author: | Hostetler, John Andrew, 1918- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
c1993.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- I: Foundations
- Models for understanding Amish society
- The birth of Amish society
- To America
- II: Stability and fulfillment
- The Amish charter
- The community
- Agriculture and subsistence
- The Amish family
- Child nurture and training
- The life ceremonies
- Ritual integration of the community
- The symbolism of community and custom
- III: Patterns of change
- Government and the Amish
- Change and fragmentation
- Deviation and vulnerability
- Health and healing
- Backstage Amish life
- Response to change
- IV: Survival
- The discourse with survival.