The dynamics of Hutterite society : an analytical approach / Karl A. Peter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peter, Karl A. (Karl Andreas), 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hutterian Brethren.

Hutterian Brethren--Social conditions.

Bruderhof Communities--Social conditions.

Bruderhof Communities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 1987.

Summary:

In this book, Karl A. Peter perceives the Hutterites as an ongoing sociocultural entity constantly adapting to environmental, political, and social circumstances rather than as a static society.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Religion and History

1 The Survival and Institutional Evolution of Hutterite Society

2 The Certainty of Salvation: Ritualization of Religion and Economic Rationality Among Hutterites

3 The Contemporary Dynamics of Religious Defection

Part II: Social Relations and Social Structures

4 Family and Community Relations

5 Childhood and Adolescent Socialization

6 Problems in the Family, Community, and Culture

7 Psychophysiological Typologies

Part III: Demographic Dynamics

8 A "Demographic" Theory of Hutterite Population Growth

9 The Decline of Hutterite Population Growth

Part IV: Contemporary Social Changes

10 Changing Attitudes and Practices Regarding the Acquisition of Property

11 The Hutterite Economy: Recent Changes and Their Social Correlates

12 The Changing Roles of Hutterite Women

Part V: Ethnic Relations

13 Hutterites and Ethnic Relations

Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliography: p. 229-232.

ISBN:

1-4593-0427-6

1-4175-9156-0

OCLC:

647755306