Research Catalog

Title

Traditional festivals : a multicultural encyclopedia / Christian Roy.

Author

Roy, Christian, 1963-

Publication

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2005.

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Details

Description

2 volumes : illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

This 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. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilizations, and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures. 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.

Subjects

• Encyclopédies
• Ouvrages de référence
• Encyclopédie (Descripteur de forme)
• Reference works
• Encyclopedias
• encyclopedias
• Rituel religieux
• Rite
• Fête religieuse
• Festival
• Festivals > Encyclopedias
• Volksfeesten

Genre/Form

• encyclopedias.
• Reference works
• Encyclopedias
• Reference works.
• Encyclopedias.
• Encyclopédie (Descripteur de forme)
• Ouvrages de référence.
• Encyclopédies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z.

ISBN

• 1576070891
• 9781576070895
• 1851096892
• 9781851096893

LCCN

2005010444

OCLC

• ocm59224024
• 59224024
• SCSB-1414877

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library