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Serious nonsense : groundhog lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German heritage /

"Explores Pennsylvania German versammlinge (meetings), where participants celebrate and preserve their heritage and culture. Argues that these gatherings, conducted in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language, are rooted in American communicative styles that date back to the late nineteenth and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Donner, William Wilkinson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The people and language that the Versammlinge celebrate
  • Making tradition : the origins and development of the Versammlinge
  • "Let us Deitsche be what we are" : the structure of versammling events
  • Theatricality : performing tradition
  • The message of the Versammlinge : the Reverend Clarence Rahn and the main speech
  • Region and nation : contexts for the versammling movement
  • The future of Pennsylvania Germans and their Versammlinge.