Between Horse and Buggy and Four-Wheel Drive: Change and Diversity Among Mennonite Settlements in Belize, Central America - Softcover

Roessingh, Carel; Plasil, Tanja

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9086593321 ISBN 13: 9789086593323

Verlag: VU University Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

This collection of ethnographic case studies offers insight into the daily lives of Mennonites in Belize, who first migrated from Canada and Mexico in 1958 and have since then been able to establish a strong and stable economic position despite the fact that most of their communities are quite isolated from the wider society. The studies explore the keystones of this religious community?strength in their Christian beliefs, agricultural skills, and a strong working ethos?as well as their ability to maintain a remarkable transnational network, which consists of Mennonite settlements and organizations in countries such as Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The book also details how this network along with their relationships with non-Mennonites have invoked both religious and social changes as well as resistance and disputes.

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Carel Roessingh is an associate professor of culture, organization, and management at the VU University?Amsterdam. His central research topic is religious entrepreneurs, with a focus on the organizational activities of the Mennonites in Belize and Central America. Tanja Plasil received her Master in social sciences from the University of Amsterdam and has conducted research on the Shipyard Mennonite Colony in Belize.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: VU University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9086593321
• ISBN 13: 9789086593323
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
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