Who are the Mennonites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4906258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Urry (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-262 |
| Publication date | 1983-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9756 • E-ISSN: 1474-0583 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003975600004069 |
| OpenAlex | W2140863183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
Who do you think the Mennonites are ? What do you think their future will be ? These were the questions I most commonly encountered among older 'Russian' Mennonites in Canada. The ethnographer who enters the field expecting to ask questions is a little disconcerted to be quizzed by informants. It is worse, however, when one is expected to pronounce upon their history or to make prophetic statements concerning their future! Yet the questions were asked in all sincerity; suddenly I was placed in the role of the expert and expected to issue a final judgement on Mennonite identity. I soon learnt to be very cautious of providing answers, particularly to the first question. The question obviously involved a search for a Mennonite identity and it was clear that this had a long and troubled history. For a hundred years 'Russian' Mennonites have been searching for an identity acceptable both to themselves and to the wider world. This paper will attempt to explain how and why Mennonites have sought different identities at different periods in their history
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2015 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |