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Writing the Amish
From the early 1960s to the late 1980s, John A. Hostetler was the world&’s premier scholar of Amish life. Hailed by his peers for his illuminating and sensitive portrayals of this often misunderstood religious sect, Hostetler successfully spanned the divide between popular and academic culture, thereby shaping perceptions of the Amish throughout American society. He was also outspoken in his views of the modern world and of the Amish world&—views that continue to stir debate today. Born into an Old Order Amish family in 1918, Hostetler came of age in an era when the Amish were largely dismissed as a quaint and declining culture, a curious survival with little relevance for contemporary A...
Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series
Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1 (1946)
The Amish in the American Imagination
Enveloped in mystery, Amish culture has remained a captivating topic within mainstream American culture. In this volume, David Weaver-Zercher explores how Americans throughout the 20th century reacted to and interpreted the Amish. Through an examination of a variety of visual and textual sources, Weaver-Zercher explores how diverse groups - ranging from Mennonites to Hollywood producers - represented and understood the Amish.
The Amish Struggle with Modernity
A distinctive American subculture responds to the forces of social change
Little Known Facts about Bundling in the New World
Ammon Monroe Aurand Jr. (1895-1956) was a Pennsylvania writer who self-published a number of similar booklets, including three more works on bundling -- an "old-fashioned custom of lovers or travelers sleeping in the same bed, usually without the formality of undresssing." Aurand also wrote a variety of works on somewhat more serious, traditional historical subjects.
