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by John Hostetler
Highly acclaimed in previous editions?with more than 85,000 copies in print ? 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.
About the Author
John A. Hostetler was raised in the Amish faith.? He is 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.? He is widely known for his publications and research on minority groups in the United States and Canada.
9 ?" x 6"
435 pages
numerous black & white photographs and illustrations
printed in the USA
Paperback
Reviews:
?The definitive book on one of America?s most misunderstood communities.?
Philadelphia Inquirer
?In a class by itself.?
Journal of American History
?The best single book available on the Amish.?
Christianity Today
?This definitive study, by an Amishman turned college professor, is a fascinating history and provides a detailed look inside the Amish character.? Their way of life, which from the outside may look hard or dull or quaint or boring, turns out to be a model for the necessary values embodied in the concepts of community and local politics.?
Essential Whole Earth Catalog
?Hostetler does not blink at the notable diversity and cleavages present among Amish groups?He appreciates them as flexible, revitalized groups whose deep faith allows for workable compromises without destroying tradition.?
Pennsylvania History
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