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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450226103321

Autore

Esau Alvin A. J

Titolo

The courts and the colonies : the litigation of Hutterite Church disputes / / Alvin J. Esau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, 2004

ISBN

0774851236

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 384 p.)

Collana

Law and society series

Disciplina

289.7/3

Soggetti

Hutterian Brethren - Manitoba - Discipline

Church and state - Manitoba

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-372) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Hutterites -- The Bruderhof -- The inside law against going to outside law -- Hutterite litigation before Lakeside -- Daniel Hofer, hog feeders, and excommunication -- Going to court -- Lakeside under appeal -- Lakeside and the schism within the Schmiedeleut -- Litigating again at Lakeside -- Litigating at Rock Lake, Huron, Cypress, Sprucewood, Poinsett, and leaving Lakeside -- Agreeing to divide assets, further schism, and yet more litigation -- Concluding reflections: Models of inside law and outside law interaction -- Appendix: Male genealogy of Lakeside families.