Brethren society : the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people" / Carl F. Bowman.
Brethren society : the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people" / Carl F. Bowman.
Brethren society : the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people" / Carl F. Bowman.
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Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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T0380841
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English
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xii, 491 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Brethren Beginnings -- Pt. I. An Overview of Traditional Dunker Culture, 1708-1850s. 2. The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints. 3. Dunker Rituals and Relationships. 4. Practicing the Primitive Faith -- Pt. II. Pathways beyond Plainness. 5. Expansion and Dissent, 1850-1883. 6. Missionary Mobilizat...
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Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
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Maryland
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
Carl Bowman examines how and why members of the Church of the Brethren - historically known as "Dunkers" after their method of baptism - were assimilated faster and earlier than their Amish, Mennonite, or even Hutterite cousins. Brethren Society brings to light the members' own conversations and debates on a series of pivotal controversies. Bowman...
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Brethren society : the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people" / Carl F. Bowman.
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"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-478) and index.
Transferred from N286.5/25.
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T0380841
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74VvpE5jmoKZ
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0801849055 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801849046 (hc. : alk. paper)
0801849047 (hc. : alk. paper)
9780801849053 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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286.5
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991005297679702626
