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Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels
- Title
- Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels / Valerie Weaver-Zercher.
- Author
- Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 1973-
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
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Details
- Description
- xx, 315 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies
- Uniform Title
- Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]- 304) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-4210
- ISBN
- 9781421408903 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781421408910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781421408927 (electronic)
- 1421408902 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
- 1421408910 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1421408929 (electronic)
- LCCN
- 2012027049
- 40022060088
- OCLC
- 806456138
- Author
- Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 1973-
- Title
- Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels / Valerie Weaver-Zercher.
- Imprint
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- Series
- Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studiesYoung Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]- 304) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40022060088
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-4210