Old Colony Mennonites in Argentina and Bolivia : nation making, religious conflict and imagination of the future /

Old Colony Mennonites in Argentina and Bolivia : nation making, religious conflict and imagination of the future /

This volume challenges received images of Old Colony Mennonites as 'living in the past' or perfect examples of community. Through the concept of the 'imagination of the future' this book presents an analysis of their historical transformations as the result of attempting to apply...

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Main Author: Cañás Bottos, Lorenzo.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: Religion in the Americas 7.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223080.

Subjects:

Geschichte
Desintegration (Soziologie)
Mennoniten
Schule
Soziale Integration
Old Colony Mennonites.
Argentinien
Bolivien
Argentina > Religious life and customs.
Bolivia > Religious life and customs.

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Call Number: BX8129.O4 C36 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Transformations Of Community
  • Chapter Two. Negotiating States, Rejecting Nations
  • Chapter Three. Inter-Colony Dynamics
  • Chapter Four. Articulations, Connections And Short-Circuits
  • Chapter Five. Careers In The Faith
  • Chapter Six. Scriptural Practices
  • Chapter Seven. The Handling Of Dissenters
  • Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.