Traditional Festivals [2 Volumes]: A Multicultural EncyclopediaThis illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are, or have been, part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization. From Akitu to Yom Kippur, its 150+ entries look at the content and context of these festivals from a number of perspectives (including those relating to theology, anthropology, folklore, and social theory), tracing their historical development and variations across cultures. Readers will get a vivid sense of what each festival means to the people celebrating it; how each captures its culture's beliefs, hopes and fears, founding myths, and redemptive visions; and how each expresses the universal need of humans to connect their lives to a timeless spiritual dimension.
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Contents
Akitu Mesopotamia | 5 |
Apaturia Greece | 13 |
Ashura Islam | 19 |
M | 23 |
Busk American Southeast | 35 |
Candlemas Christianity | 41 |
Passover Judaism 358 | 45 |
Carneia Greece | 47 |
Eleusinian Mysteries Greece | 135 |
Elevation of the Cross Christianity | 139 |
Fordicidia and Parilia Rome | 157 |
Games Rome | 167 |
Ganesha Chaturthi Hinduism | 178 |
Gurpurb Sikhism | 186 |
New Year Islam 326 | 191 |
Holi and Vasant Panchami Hinduism | 192 |
Cherry Blossom Festival Japan | 56 |
MidAutumn China Korea Japan 282 | 61 |
Transfiguration | 62 |
V | 78 |
D | 85 |
Days of the Dead West | 92 |
Dionysia Greece and Rome | 100 |
Divali Hinduism Jainism Sikhism | 109 |
Vaishakha and Vaisakhi Hinduism | 114 |
Dong Zhi China | 115 |
New Yam Festival Ewe 317 | 119 |
Easter Christianity | 121 |
Eid Islam | 129 |
New Year Japan 327 | 197 |
Holy Week Christianity | 198 |
Rain Festivals Aztecs 383 | 212 |
Khoiak and HebSed Egypt | 223 |
KI LAM Hittites | 229 |
Sabbath Judaism 401 | 231 |
L | 237 |
About the Author 549 | 239 |
Saint Nicholas Christianity 415 | 240 |
Lent Christianity | 244 |
Liberalia Rome | 250 |
Spring Festival of Cybele and Attis | 251 |
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Traditional Festivals [2 volumes]: A Multicultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes] Christian Roy Limited preview - 2005 |
Traditional Festivals [2 Volumes]: A Multicultural Encyclopedia Christian Roy No preview available - 2005 |