Amish Society
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.\ The Johns Hopkins University Press
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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.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IFoundations1Models for Understanding Amish Society32The Birth of Amish Society253To America50Pt. IIStability and Fulfillment4The Amish Charter735The Community916Agriculture and Subsistence1147The Amish Family1458Child Nurture and Training1719The Life Ceremonies19110Ritual Integration of the Community20911The Symbolism of Community and Custom234Pt. IIIPatterns of Change12Government and the Amish25513Change and Fragmentation27714Deviation and Vulnerability30015Health and Healing32216Backstage Amish Life34317Responses to Change361Pt. IVSurvival18The Discourse with Survival387Selected References403Photo Credits426Index427
\ Journal of American HistoryIn a class by itself.\ \ \ \ \ Philadelphia InquirerThe definitive book on one of America's most misunderstood communities.\ \ \ Christianity TodayThe best single book available on the Amish.\ \
