An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Community
- ISBN-10
- 0801897904
- ISBN-13
- 9780801897900
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 376
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-04-05
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Authors
- Charles E. Hurst, David L. McConnell
Description
An Amish Paradox captures the complexity and creativity of the Holmes County Amish, dispelling the image of the Amish as a vestige of a bygone era and showing how they reinterpret tradition as modernity encroaches on their distinct way of life.
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