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Traditional Festivals - A Multicultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes] (Hardcover)
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Traditional Festivals - A Multicultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes] (Hardcover)
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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.
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