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Beyond the Plain and Simple : a Patchwork of Amish Lives.
A series of vignettes describing Amish people and customsPauline Stevick has visited more than 50 Amish homes in numerous Amish settlements across the country. She has attended weddings, viewings, school sessions and programs, family gatherings, and more than a dozen church services. She has ridden...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Kent State University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Forward; A Historical Amish Primer; Introduction; 1. Amish Family Values; 2. Three Long Hours of Sitting Still; 3. Countercultural Ideals; 4. An Amish Intellectual; 5. A Wedding and a Wedding Tale; 6. 100 Quilts, 200 Pies, and Lots of Other Stuff; 7. Amos Speaks His Mind; 8. A Patchwork of Amish Women; 9. Do Chickens Come Home to Roost?; 10. When Death Comes; 11. On the Move; 12. On Punishment and Prodigals; 13. Samuel's Story; 14. Plain People's Paradise?; 15. Old Folks at Home; 16. In Unison or Harmony?; Acknowledgments.