Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels / Valerie Weaver-Zercher.
2013
PS374.C48 W43 2013
On loan from 2nd (Main) Floor, due 01. Sep 2025
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Title
Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels / Valerie Weaver-Zercher.
ISBN
9781421408903 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
9781421408910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781421408927 (electronic)
1421408902 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
1421408910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1421408929 (electronic)
9781421408910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781421408927 (electronic)
1421408902 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
1421408910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1421408929 (electronic)
Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
xx, 315 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Other Standard Identifiers
40022060088
Call Number
PS374.C48 W43 2013
System Control No.
(OCoLC)806456138
(OCoLC)806456138
(OCoLC)806456138
Summary
Weaver-Zercher blends academic analysis with her own experiences of researching, reading, and talking with others about Amish fiction in order to explore the phenomenon, with particular attention to the hypermodernity and hypersexuality that are fueling the appeal of the genre for evangelical Christian readers.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]- 304) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Slap a bonnet on the cover
The DNA of Amish romance novels
An evangelical and an Amishman walk into a barn
Taking the Amish to market
Is Amishness next to godliness?
An Amish country getaway
Virgin mothers
Amish reading Amish
Something borrowed, something true
Happily ever after.
The DNA of Amish romance novels
An evangelical and an Amishman walk into a barn
Taking the Amish to market
Is Amishness next to godliness?
An Amish country getaway
Virgin mothers
Amish reading Amish
Something borrowed, something true
Happily ever after.
Series
Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
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