| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 123 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
| Series |
Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 12.
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| Contents |
Series editor's foreword -- Foreword by Ann W. Richards -- Preface -- Introduction -- A spiritual journey / by Mark L. Louden -- Building a West Texas home / by Laura L. Camden -- Colonizing the Texas prairies / Susan Gaetz -- Photographer's after: in search of simpler times / by Laura L. Camden and Susan Gaetz -- The act of witnessing ordinary dreams / by Dennis Carlyle Darling |
| Summary |
With their distinctive head coverings, plain dress, and quiet, unassuming demeanor, the Mennonites are a distinctive presence within the often flamboyant and proud people of Texas. If you have seen them at a gas station, in a grocery store, or even at the Dallas?Fort Worth airport, you have probably taken note and wondered how they came to be there.In this photographic tour of two Texas Mennonite communities, separated by almost 450 miles, Laura L. Camden and Susan Gaetz Duarte introduce you to the Beachy Amish Mennonites of Lott, a small community of approximately 160 people in Central Texas, and the very different Mennonites of Seminole, a West Texas farming community of more than five thousand residents and five separate congregations, several of which still speak the Mennonite Low German.Spending more than a year getting to know the families, participating in day-to-day activities, and photographing the unique culture of the communities, Camden and Gaetz Duarte developed deep insight into not just the religious beliefs but the family relationships, role expectations, and daily routines of these people. Through their camera lenses, they offer others a touchingly intimate view of a unique lifestyle seldom experienced by outsiders.In a foreword, former governor Ann Richards identifies the book as part of both the long photographic tradition in Texas and the tradition of cultural and religious diversity in the state. Mark L. Louden?s introduction provides the historical backgrounds of Mennonites in Europe, their core beliefs, and their development into branches in North America. Dennis Carlyle Darling offers insightful comments on the photography that allows an intimate, respectful view of the people, their lifestyle, and their culture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship.
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| SUBJECT |
Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship fast |
| Subject |
Mennonites -- Texas -- Seminole Region
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Amish Mennonites -- Texas -- Lott
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Mennonite.
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Amish Mennonites
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Mennonites
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Seminole Region (Tex.) -- Religious life and customs
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Lott (Tex.) -- Religious life and customs
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| Subject |
Texas -- Lott
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Duarte, Susan Gaetz, 1966-
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| ISBN |
9781603445382 |
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1603445382 |
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1299053254 |
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9781299053250 |
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