The Amish
Autor Donald B Kraybill, Karen M Johnson-Weiner, Steven M Nolten Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 feb 2018
Această lucrare monumentală, The Amish, reprezintă sinteza definitivă a peste șapte decenii de studiu cumulat al autorilor, oferind o perspectivă fără precedent asupra modului în care o comunitate tradițională prosperă în plină eră digitală. Găsim în această carte nu doar o descriere a stilului de viață marcat de trăsuri și haine simple, ci o analiză sociologică profundă a modului în care populația Amish a reușit o expansiune demografică uluitoare, crescând de la câteva mii de membri la peste 320.000 în secolul XXI. Remarcăm rigoarea cu care sunt demontate miturile populare, precum cele legate de perioada Rumspringa, oferind în schimb o imagine nuanțată a mecanismelor interne de coeziune socială. Suntem de părere că volumul reușește să echilibreze respectul pentru viața privată a acestor comunități cu nevoia de înțelegere academică, explorând inclusiv aspecte dificile precum patriarhatul strict sau gestionarea abuzurilor. Cititorii familiarizați cu A History of the Amish de Steven M. Nolt vor aprecia modul în care acest nou volum extinde perspectiva istorică spre o analiză contemporană exhaustivă, integrând date demografice de ultimă oră. În contextul operei lui Donald B Kraybill, lucrarea rafinează temele explorate în The Riddle of Amish Culture 2e, trecând de la studiul unor comunități izolate la o viziune națională asupra identității anabaptiste. Structura narativă este susținută de fotografii rare și anecdote personale care umanizează datele statistice, transformând o monografie academică într-o lectură accesibilă și captivantă despre reziliență și negociere culturală.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1421425661
Pagini: 520
Dimensiuni: 179 x 255 x 37 mm
Greutate: 0.94 kg
Editura: Johns Hopkins University Press
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte oricărui cititor interesat de sociologie, religie sau istoria culturii americane. Este resursa supremă pentru a înțelege cum o comunitate insulară își păstrează identitatea fără a se izola total de modernitate. Veți câștiga o perspectivă documentată, dincolo de clișeele media, despre cea mai de succes alternativă la stilul de viață occidental contemporan, explicată de cei mai buni specialiști în domeniu.
Despre autor
Donald B. Kraybill este profesor emerit la Elizabethtown College și o autoritate recunoscută la nivel mondial în studiile anabaptiste, fiind autorul unor volume de referință precum The Upside-Down Kingdom, Hardcover. Alături de el, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, expertă în antropologie lingvistică, și Steven M. Nolt, istoric specializat în tradițiile menonite și amish, formează o echipă de cercetare de elită. Împreună, aceștia au dedicat decenii studierii modului în care credința și tradiția se intersectează cu presiunile lumii moderne, oferind cele mai autoritare resurse despre comunitățile „Plain People” din America de Nord.
Descriere scurtă
Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt spent twenty-five years researching Amish history, religion, and culture. Drawing on archival material, direct observations, and oral history, the authors provide an authoritative and sensitive understanding of Amish society.
Amish people do not evangelize, yet their numbers in North America have grown from a small community of some 6,000 people in the early 1900s to a thriving population of more than 320,000 today. The largest populations are found in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, with additional communities in twenty-eight other states and three Canadian provinces.
The authors argue that the intensely private and insular Amish have devised creative ways to negotiate with modernity that have enabled them to thrive in America. The transformation of the Amish in the American imagination from "backward bumpkins" to media icons poses provocative questions. What does the Amish story reveal about the American character, popular culture, and mainstream values? Richly illustrated, The Amish is the definitive portrayal of the Amish in America in the twenty-first century.
"The authors successfully address the seeming exoticism of the Amish without sensationalism . . . Particular attention is paid to debunking myths surrounding the teenage rite of Rumspringa, a time of contemplation before full commitment to the church through baptism. The scholarship is enlivened with quotes and personal anecdotes, and the final section on the future of the Amish raises fascinating questions, even for casual readers."--Publishers Weekly
"Kraybill, Johnson-Weiner and Nolt have provided masterful research that enlightens the reader about this misunderstood religion and culture . . . The Amish is a must-read for anyone willing to look beyond the horse and buggy image and gain eye-opening knowledge of people keeping a wary eye on the modern world while holding fast to their past beliefs and traditions."--Foreword Reviews
"Given its wide scope and up-to-date information there really isn't a book like this on the Amish today. I would place it among a handful of Amish must-reads."--Amish America
"A great read for audiences from high school to professionals . . . highly recommended."--Choice
"The book's thoroughness is praiseworthy, along with its unbiased approach. It doesn't overpraise the Amish, nor does it criticize their ways. If you're wondering how traditional societies cope with the modern era, this book is perfect."--Olive Branch United
"An essential work on the Amish for both those who begin with little knowledge and those who would like to update their understanding of this unique plain Christian community."--Annals of Iowa
"Written by the foremost contemporary authority on the Amish along with experts on linguistics and Amish history, this impressive, illustrated volume positions itself as the best and most comprehensive book on the Amish in the twenty-first century. Based on twenty-five years of sociological and demographics research, face-to-face interviews and in-person observation, the twenty-two chapters cover every aspect of Amish life . . . The Amish is invaluable for the reader seeking a first, serious encounter with the subject, but readers with some prior knowledge of the Amish will benefit greatly from its comprehensive, national scope. For libraries with limited space, this is the one book on the Amish to own."--Nova Religio
"Ten years in the making, The Amish is one of a kind . . . The book draws on a combined seventy-five years of observation and analysis of Amish life by three of the most insightful scholars in the field of Amish studies . . . It does an exceptional job of conveying the cultural logic behind Amish practices . . . The book is a major contribution to understanding and theorizing Amish difference amid unity in the twenty-first century . . . The Amish is beautifully written and the consistency of voice is remarkable . . . This is interdisciplinary work at its best."--Mennonite Quarterly Review
"A valuable, detailed and large (520 pp.) introduction to the Amish . . . The book, wisely documented with photographs (to be more appreciated, because of Amish shunning them), is a very precious documentation of Amish life and religious culture in present America--and therefore not only our best choice of 2014, but a bibliographic milestone not to be missed."--Polifemo
"A sophisticated yet accessible picture of the many forms of contemporary Amish life, a picture that includes both the attractions of deeply rooted community relationships and the troubling shadows cast in a closely-knit patriarchal tribe, such as poorly addressed sexual abuse and a sometimes-dysfunctional youth culture. The nuance, accuracy, thoroughness, and respect attending this beautifully presented work of collaborative scholarship ensure that The Amish will define the field of Amish studies for some time to come."--Journal of Mennonite Studies
Donald B. Kraybill is a Distinguished College Professor and senior fellow emeritus at Elizabethtown College's Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Karen M. Johnson-Weiner is a Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of anthropology at SUNY Potsdam. Steven M. Nolt is a professor of history and Anabaptist studies and a senior scholar at Elizabethtown College's Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies.