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Plain Diversity
Nolt, Steven M.; Meyers, Thomas J.
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Description for Plain Diversity
Challenging the plain and simple view of Amish identity, this study raises the intriguing question of how such a diverse people successfully share a common identity in the absence of uniformity. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39, 24 black & white illustrations, 7 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HRCC99; HRCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Plain and simple. American popular culture has embraced a singular image of Amish culture that is immune to the complexities of the modern world: one-room school houses, horses and buggies, sound and simple morals, and unfaltering faith. But these stereotypes dangerously oversimplify a rich and diverse culture. In fact, contemporary Amish settlements represent a mosaic of practice and conviction. In the first book to describe the complexity of Amish cultural identity, Steven M. Nolt and Thomas J. Meyers explore the interaction of migration history, church discipline, and ethnicity in the community life of nineteen Amish settlements in Indiana. Their ... Read more
Plain and simple. American popular culture has embraced a singular image of Amish culture that is immune to the complexities of the modern world: one-room school houses, horses and buggies, sound and simple morals, and unfaltering faith. But these stereotypes dangerously oversimplify a rich and diverse culture. In fact, contemporary Amish settlements represent a mosaic of practice and conviction. In the first book to describe the complexity of Amish cultural identity, Steven M. Nolt and Thomas J. Meyers explore the interaction of migration history, church discipline, and ethnicity in the community life of nineteen Amish settlements in Indiana. Their ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801886058
SKU
V9780801886058
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About Nolt, Steven M.; Meyers, Thomas J.
Steven M. Nolt is an associate professor of history at Goshen College. Thomas J. Meyers is a professor of sociology at Goshen College.
Reviews for Plain Diversity
This is an informative book for anyone interested in our Amish spiritual relatives, fellow heirs of the Anabaptist heritage.
Marlin Jeschke Mennonite Weekly Review 2007 A helpful frame work... Recommended. Upper-Divison undergraduates and above. Choice 2008 Accessible to those new to the study of the Amish but challenging for those engaged in the on-going study of Anabaptist cultures, Plain ... Read more
Marlin Jeschke Mennonite Weekly Review 2007 A helpful frame work... Recommended. Upper-Divison undergraduates and above. Choice 2008 Accessible to those new to the study of the Amish but challenging for those engaged in the on-going study of Anabaptist cultures, Plain ... Read more