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Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids: A Journey through the English Ritual Year

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#334226-KL25
Titel	Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids: A Journey through the English Ritual Year
Auteur	Hannant, Sara
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Merrell Publishers Limited
Jaar van uitgave	2011
ISBN10	1858945593
ISBN13	9781858945590
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	In Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a man covered from head to toe in straw - the 'straw bear' - is paraded through the streets, accompanied by 250 dancers, musicians and performers, while in Ottery St Mary, Devon, a crowd gathers as townspeople hoist barrels of flaming tar on to their shoulders and carry them until they are too hot to handle. Award-winning photographer Sara Hannant has travelled the length and breadth of the country, capturing the seemingly bizarre regional rituals - costumed processions, symbolic dramatizations, traditional dances and fire ceremonies - that mark the changing seasons. Many of these customs claim an ancient origin, and are kept alive today by local communities. Hannant's vibrant photographs reflect her keen eye for the unexpected, offering a captivating and sur... (Lees verder)prising study of English identity.
Pagina's	158
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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