An Amish paradox : diversity & change in the world's largest Amish community /

Holmes County, Ohio, is home to the largest and most diverse Amish community in the world. Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell conducted seven years of fieldwork, including interviews with over 200 residents, to understand the dynamism that drives social change and schism within the settlement,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hurst, Charles E.
Otros Autores: McConnell, David L., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
Temas:
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Social life and customs.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Social conditions.
Amish > Education > Ohio > Holmes County.
Amish > Health and hygiene > Ohio > Holmes County.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Economic conditions.
Technology > Religious aspects > Amish.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes > Mœurs et coutumes.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes > Conditions sociales.
Amish > Éducation > Ohio > Holmes.
Amish > Santé et hygiène > Ohio > Holmes.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes > Conditions économiques.
Technologie > Aspect religieux > Amish.
Technology > Religious aspects > Amish
Amish > Economic conditions
Amish > Education
Amish > Health and hygiene
Amish > Social conditions
Amish > Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Holmes County (Ohio) > Social life and customs.
Holmes County (Ohio) > Social conditions.
Ohio > Holmes County
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discovering the Holmes County Amish
  • The origins of religious diversity
  • Coping with church schism
  • Continuity and change in family life
  • The changing landscape of learning
  • Work within and outside tradition
  • Health along the life cycle
  • Stepping back and looking forward
  • Appendixes: A. Methodology
  • B. Ohio Amish settlements, 2008
  • C. Holmes County settlement Amish church schisms, 1900-2001.

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