Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia: Volume 1 & 2 - Hardcover

Roy, Christian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576070891 ISBN 13: 9781576070895

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2004

Synopsis

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.

· More than 150 A–Z entries on the content and context of each festival, tracing its historical development and geographic variations, from Ashura (Islam) to Whitsuntide (Christianity)

· 70 illustrations of festive rituals including photos of Belgium's Binche Carnival, Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival, and the Zulu Reed Dance

· Tables of dates for the major feasts in Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as for the Chinese New Year

· Calendar graph showing at a glance the relative places of all the festivals discussed in the seasonal cycle of a single year

About this title

Book Description:

From powwows to pai-pais, from Holi to Holy Week, through the many variations of the New Year, the world resounds with sacred festivals that date back to the earliest times. What do these observances reveal about their cultures of origin?

About the Author:

Christian Roy, PhD, is a historian and a freelance translator and researcher. He is currently a member of the International Troeltsch-Tillich Project, preparing French editions of these two German theologians' works, based at Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1576070891
• ISBN 13: 9781576070895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 576