Hardback | |
June 1, 2010 | |
9780801894893 | |
English | |
400 | |
39 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
1.5 Pounds (US) | |
1.5 Pounds (US) | |
$48.00 USD, £35.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Electronic book text | |
September 1, 2010 | |
9780801899256 | |
9780801894893 | |
English | |
400 | |
39 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
$48.00 USD, £35.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
The Hutterites in North America
North American Hutterites today number around 50,000 and have common roots with and beliefs akin to the Amish and other Old Order Christians. This historical analysis and anthropological investigation draws on existing research, primary sources, and over 25 years of the authors' interaction with Hutterite communities to recount the group's physical and spiritual journey from its 16th-century founding in Eastern Europe and its near disappearance in Transylvania in the 1760s to its late 19th-century transplantation to North America and into the modern era. It explains how the Hutterites found creative ways to manage social and economic changes over more than five centuries while holding to the principles and cultural values embedded in their faith.
Religious scholars, anthropologists, and historians of America and the Anabaptist faiths will find this objective-yet-appreciative account of the Hutterites' distinct North American culture to be a valuable and fascinating study both of the religion and of a viable alternative to modern-day capitalism.
About the Authors
Reviews
"An excellent resource for understanding the contemporary culture of an Anabaptist congregation few North Americans know."—Choice
"This book is an essential synthesis of Hutterite history and culture."—Steven D. Reschly, Journal of American History
"The book provides a very readable brief description of just about every aspect of Hutterite life."—Wilma Ann Bailey, Indiana Magazine of History
"A balanced and personalized account."—Jonathan G. Andelson, Anthropological Quarterly
"The authors make significant contributions to Anabaptist studies . . . a welcome text to the field."—Dr. Josh Brown, Culture, Agriculture, Food, and Environment
"The Hutterites in North America is an excellent place to being understanding the role of religion in this long-standing Christian commune."—Steven M. Nolt, Journal of Religion
"This will now be the text to read for all who wish to understand the current shape of Hutterite."—Alvin Esau, Nova Religio
"Rod Janzen and Max Stanton's The Hutterites in North America is so well researched and carefully written that it supersedes John A. Hostetler's 1974 classic treatise, Hutterite Society. . . Janzen and Stanton have succeeded in producing a monograph representative of all four Hutterian groups, within the context of the larger Anabaptist tradition and the experience of North American communal groups generally."—Leonard Gross, Mennonite Quarterly Review
"Rod Janzen and Max Stanton's"
"It becomes clear as one reads this book that both authors have not simply viewed Hutterite colonies but have immersed themselves in Hutterite life, visiting many different colonies and doing so repeatedly. That lengthy study has opened a wealth of personal sources that would not be available to most other scholars. This book will be the new standard on Hutterites."—Timothy Miller, University of Kansas
The Johns Hopkins University Press | |
Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies | |
|
|
|
|
Hardback | |
June 1, 2010 | |
9780801894893 | |
English | |
400 | |
39 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
1.5 Pounds (US) | |
1.5 Pounds (US) | |
$48.00 USD, £35.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Electronic book text | |
September 1, 2010 | |
9780801899256 | |
9780801894893 | |
English | |
400 | |
39 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
$48.00 USD, £35.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles from Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Fooling with the Amish
Mennonite Farmers
The Lives of Amish Women
Other Titles in RELIGION / Christianity / Mennonite
Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites
Strangers at Home
On the Backroad to Heaven
Other Titles in Religion: general
Situating Poetry
Law in American Meetinghouses
No Place for Saints