Hutterite Beginnings: Communitarian Experiments during the Reformation (Center Books in Anabaptist Studies)

By Werner O. Packull

Book Overview

The oldest and largest communal society in North America, the Hutterites - Anabaptists of German origin, like the Amish - have long been the subject of scholarly study and popular curiosity. This work tells the story of the Hutterite beginnings in their original homelands, particularly in Tyrol and Moravia. By examining these origins, it reveals relationships among early Anabaptist sects.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801850487
• ISBN13: 9780801850486
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"