Description |
1 online resource (ix, 151 pages) |
Contents |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Agatha and Katja Tell their Lives; 2 Stories of Marriage and Motherhood; 3 Stories of War; 4 Being Mennonite; 5 Theoretical and Methodological Reflections; Sources Consulted; Index |
Summary |
Tells the stories of two Russian Mennonite women who emigrated to Canada after fleeing from the Soviet Union during World War II. Based on ethnographic interviews with the author the women recount, in their own words, their memories of their wartime struggle and flight, their resettlement in Canada and their journey into old age. Above all, they tell of the overwhelming importance of religion in their lives. Through these remarkable stories Pamela Klassen challenges conventional understandings of religion. The women's voices, intimate and powerful, testify to the importance of religion in the construction of personal history, as well as to its oppressive and liberating potential. Going by the Moon and the Stars will be of great value to all those interested in the Mennonites and Mennonite history, religion, women's studies, ethnic studies and life history |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Janzen, Agatha
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Enns, Katja, 1925-
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SUBJECT |
Enns, Katja, 1925- fast |
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Janzen, Agatha fast |
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Enns, Katja. swd |
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Janzen, Agatha. swd |
Subject |
Mennonite women -- Ukraine -- Molochansʹk -- Biography
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Mennonites -- Ukraine -- Molochansʹk -- Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Mennonites
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Ukrainian
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Mennonites -- Ontario -- Kitchener -- Biography
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Ukrainians -- Ontario -- Kitchener -- Biography
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Women immigrants -- Ontario -- Kitchener -- Biography
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Women -- Ukraine -- Molochansʹk -- Biography
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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Mennonite women
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Mennonites
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Ukrainians
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Women
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Women immigrants
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Mennonitin
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Ukrainerin
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Auswanderung
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Weltkrieg 1939-1945
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Ontario -- Kitchener
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Ukraine -- Molochansʹk
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Kitchener
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Molotschna
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Electronic books
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Personal narratives
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Biographies
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Personal narratives
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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Récits personnels.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
94931281 |
ISBN |
9780889207448 |
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0889207445 |
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9786610924950 |
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6610924953 |
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