TY - JOUR
KW - Symbolism
KW - Pennsylvania Germans
KW - Waterloo County
KW - Mennonites
KW - Switzerland
KW - Landscape
AU - Nancy-Lou Patterson
AB - The Swiss-German Mennonites of Waterloo County, in western Ontario, have a long tradition of seeing the landscape as a spiritual metaphor. Early settlement is often seen as the creation of a small, secluded 'garden' in the midst of a trackless wilderness; later development creates a 'home place' surrounded by fences. Farm layouts, as well as Mennonite poetry and art, indicate the influence of German pietism, with its emphasis on creating a peaceful place apart from the world. [J. H. Sweetland]
BT - Mennonite Life
C7 - Unknown(0)
ID - 366
IS - 4
LA - English
M1 - Journal Article
M3 - Print(0)
PY - 1983
SN - 15488500
SP - 8
EP - 16
EP - 
T1 - 'See the Vernal Landscape Glowing': the Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
T2 - Mennonite Life
VL - 38
ER -