| Hutterite Society Contributor(s): Hostetler, John A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801856396 ISBN-13: 9780801856396 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $38.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: Written to mark the centennial of the Hutterites' arrival in North America, John Hostetler's acclaimed study traces their history from the founding of their society over four centuries ago to the early 1970s, and analyzes their social and cultural organization, the difficulties of communal living, and their strategies for survival. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Amish - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 305.687 |
| LCCN: 97178451 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.12" W x 9.27" (1.61 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written to mark the centennial of the Hutterites' arrival in North America, John Hostetler's acclaimed study traces their history from the founding of their society over four centuries ago to the early 1970s, and analyzes their social and cultural organization, the difficulties of communal living. and their strategies for survival. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hostetler, John A.: - 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. |