Hutterite Society

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-8018-5639-6
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 730 g

Written to mark the centennial of the Hutterites' arrival in North America, John Hostetler's acclaimed study traces their history from the founding of their society over four centuries ago to the early 1970s, and analyzes their social and cultural organization, the difficulties of communal living. and their strategies for survival.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hostetler, John A

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Paperback Edition
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Historical Development
Chapter 1. The Birth of Hutterite Society
Chapter 2. The Golden Period in Moravia
Chapter 3. The Decline and Fate of The Eastern European Communities
Chapter 4. Life in Russia
Chapter 5. Adaptation to the North American Environment
Part II: Contemporary Social and Cultural Organization
Chapter 6. World View and Language
Chapter 7. Colony Organization
Chapter 8. Subsistence and Economic Patterns
Chapter 9. Schooling and Preparation for Life
Chapter 10. Adult Life Patterns
Part III: The Problems and Techniques of Survival
Chapter 11. The Social Problems of Communal Living
Chapter 12. The Strategy of Hutterite Survival
Appendixes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Leseproben

"Of hundreds of recorded attempts to establish communal societies in North America, the Hutterites are the only group that has managed not only to survive but to expand and prosper. Yet the members work without the incentive of private gain, and privileged positions are few. There are no extremely poor or wealthy persons among them, and individuals never worry about food, shelter, clothing or dependency in old age. Identity problems and alienation are virtually nonexistent. In their history, which spans more than four centuries, there has never been a single homicide. There are no high walls around the colony and no police force."—from Hutterite Society

Über Autor(innen)

Hostetler, John A
John A. Hostetler (1918–2001) is author of the best-selling Amish Society and the widely acclaimed Hutterite Society, both available from Johns Hopkins. Raised in the Amish faith, he was 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.