The Lives of Amish Women

by Karen M. Johnson-Weiner

Presenting a challenge to popular stereotypes, this book is an intimate exploration of the religiously defined roles of Amish women and how these roles have changed over time.

Continuity and change, tradition and dynamism shape the lives of Amish women and make their experiences both distinctive and diverse. On the one hand, a principled commitment to living Old Order lives, purposely out of step with the cultural mainstream, has provided...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421438704
• ISBN13: 9781421438702
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"