Mennonite Life
- 40 páginas
- 2 horas de lectura
Mennonite [Paperback] [Oct 05, 2001] Hostetler, John A.
John A. Hostetler Libros
Este autor se sumergió profundamente en el estudio de las comunidades Amish y Hutteritas. Su obra explora sus estructuras sociales y formas de vida únicas. A través de su investigación, ofreció valiosas perspectivas sobre estos fascinantes grupos. Su legado reside en hacer que su mundo sea accesible a una audiencia más amplia.
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 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.
