Amish Society

Name: Amish Society
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ISBN: 9780801802829

ISBN-10: 0801802822

ISBN-13: 9780801802829

Edition: 1968

Authors: John A. Hostetler

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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.

Book details

List price: $16.50
Copyright year: 1968
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 7.87" wide x 9.84" long
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Foundations
Models for Understanding Amish Society	p. 3
The Birth of Amish Society	p. 25
To America	p. 50
Stability and Fulfillment
The Amish Charter	p. 73
The Community	p. 91
Agriculture and Subsistence	p. 114
The Amish Family	p. 145
Child Nurture and Training	p. 171
The Life Ceremonies	p. 191
Ritual Integration of the Community	p. 209
The Symbolism of Community and Custom	p. 234
Patterns of Change
Government and the Amish	p. 255
Change and Fragmentation	p. 277
Deviation and Vulnerability	p. 300
Health and Healing	p. 322
Backstage Amish Life	p. 343
Responses to Change	p. 361
Survival
The Discourse with Survival	p. 387
Selected References	p. 403
Photo Credits	p. 426
Index	p. 427
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