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Sunday - A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl (Paperback)
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Sunday - A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl (Paperback)
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The mere mention of "Sunday" will immediately conjure up a rich mix
of memories, associations, and ideas for most anyone of any age.
Whatever we think of-be it attending church, reading a bulky
newspaper, eating brunch, or watching football-Sunday occupies a
unique place in Western civilization. But how did we come to have a
day with such a singular set of traditions? Here, historian Craig
Harline examines Sunday from its ancient beginnings to contemporary
America in a fascinating blend of stories and analysis. For the
earliest Christians, the first day of the week was a time to
celebrate the liturgy, observe the Resurrection, and work. But over
time, Sunday in the Western world took on still other meanings and
rituals, especially in the addition of both rest and recreation to
the day's activities. Harline illuminates these changes in
enlightening profiles of Sunday in medieval Catholic England,
Sunday in the Reformation, and Sunday in nineteenth-century
France-home of the most envied and sometimes despised Sunday of the
modern world. He continues with moving portraits of soldiers and
civilians trying to observe Sunday during World War I, examines the
quiet Sunday of England in the 1930s, and concludes with the
convergence of various European traditions in the American Sunday,
which also adds some distinctly original habits of its own, such as
in the realms of commerce and professional sports. With engaging
prose and scholarly integrity, Sunday is an entertaining and
long-overdue look at a significant hallmark of Western culture.
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