On the backroad to heaven : Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2001., Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2001].
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xvi, 330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2001., Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2001].
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-322) and index.
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"On the Backroad to Heaven is a unique guide to the strange world of Old Order Anabaptist groups. Focusing on four Old Order communities - the Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren - Donald B. Kraybill and Carl F. Bowman provide a fascinating overview of their culture, growth, and unique way of life. Following a general introduction to Old Order culture, they show how each group uses a different strategy to create and sustain its identity. The Hutterites, for example, keep themselves geographically segregated from the larger society, whereas the Brethren interact more freely with it. The Amish and Mennonites are more alike in how they engage the outside world, adopting a complex but flexible strategy of compromise that produces an evolving canon of social and religious rules. This first comparative study sketches the differences as well as the common threads that bind these groups together."--BOOK JACKET
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kraybill, D. B., & Bowman, C. D. (2001). On the backroad to heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kraybill, Donald B and Carl Desportes Bowman. 2001. On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kraybill, Donald B and Carl Desportes Bowman. On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kraybill, Donald B., and Carl Desportes Bowman. On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
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