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Gender Relations in Hutterite Colonies: Who Really Rules the Roost? [book review]

September 21, 2006

Hanna Kienzler’s new book about Hutterite women offers a treasure trove of information about their contributions to the stability and longevity of their society. Her work is interesting to read and it makes many interesting contributions to Hutterite scholarship. Two basic questions form the backbone of the work: (1) at… Continue reading…

The Hutterites: A Highly Successful Communal Society [journal article review]

March 10, 2005

The Hutterites have thrived as a highly successful, long-lasting communal society because of several major characteristics, such as the way they limit the size of their individual communes. Hanna Kienzler, in the current issue of Anthropos, analyzes the factors that promote the longevity of the Hutterite communal society, which she… Continue reading…