Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life

Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life
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Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 0870498134
ISBN-13 : 9780870498138
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Book Synopsis Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life by : Jack Santino

Download or read book Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life written by Jack Santino and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: However, the essays in this volume also suggest that there is something ironic and unsettling about the immense popularity of a holiday whose main images are of death, evil, and the grotesque. Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life is a unique contribution that questions our concepts of religiosity and spirituality while contributing to our understanding of Halloween as a rich and diverse reflection of our society's past, present, and future identity.


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