The Amish in the American Imagination

by David Weaver-Zercher

Enveloped in mystery, Amish culture has remained a captivating topic within mainstream American culture. In this volume, David Weaver-Zercher explores how Americans throughout the 20th century reacted... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801866812
• ISBN13: 9780801866814
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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A fascinating Anabaptist study

The Amish In The American Imagination by David Weaver-Zercher (Assistant Professor of American Religious History, Messiah College) is a fascinating Anabaptist study of how American twentieth-century culture perceives and interacts with America's Amish population and culture. The repercussions that Amish songs and Amish themed movies arising from the broader American popular culture have had upon Amish people, and vice versa, are discussed at length in this sober, thoughtful, scholarly, and carefully researched presentation. The Amish In The American Imagination is a highly recommended and original contribution to American Religious History Studies, American Popular Culture Studies, and 20th Century Amish Cultural Studies supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.