You are not signed in. Sign in.

List Books: Buy books on ListBooks.org

Amish Society » (fourth edition)

Book cover image of Amish Society by John A. Hostetler

Authors: John A. Hostetler
ISBN-13: 9780801844423, ISBN-10: 0801844428
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published: April 1993
Edition: fourth edition

Find Best Prices for This Book »

Author Biography: John A. Hostetler

John A. Hostetler is editor of Amish Roots and author of the widely acclaimed Hutterite Society, both available from Johns Hopkins. Raised in the Amish faith, he is 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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. IFoundations
1Models for Understanding Amish Society3
2The Birth of Amish Society25
3To America50
Pt. IIStability and Fulfillment
4The Amish Charter73
5The Community91
6Agriculture and Subsistence114
7The Amish Family145
8Child Nurture and Training171
9The Life Ceremonies191
10Ritual Integration of the Community209
11The Symbolism of Community and Custom234
Pt. IIIPatterns of Change
12Government and the Amish255
13Change and Fragmentation277
14Deviation and Vulnerability300
15Health and Healing322
16Backstage Amish Life343
17Responses to Change361
Pt. IVSurvival
18The Discourse with Survival387
Selected References403
Photo Credits426
Index427

Subjects