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UNINA9910265228903321 |
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Titolo |
Christmas [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy for everyone : better than a lump of coal / / edited by Scott C. Lowe ; foreword by Stephen Nissenbaum |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786613826701 |
1-4443-2538-8 |
1-283-51425-7 |
1-4443-2539-6 |
1-4443-4145-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christmas |
Worship |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Foreword: Joining the Manger to the Sleigh? Stephen Nissenbaum -- Introduction Scott C. Lowe -- Part I Christmas: In the Beginning -- Chapter 1: Jesus, Mary, and Hume: On the Possibility of the Virgin Birth Zachary Jurgensen and Jason Southworth -- Chapter 2: The Virgin Birth: Authentic Christmas Magic Victor Lyons -- Chapter 3: Putting the "Yule" Back in "Yuletide" Todd Preston -- Part II Is Celebrating Christmas Really a Good Idea? -- Chapter 4: Armed for the War on Christmas Scott F. Aiken -- Chapter 5: Christmas Mythologies: Sacred and Secular Guy Bennett-Hunter -- Chapter 6: The Significance of Christmas for Liberal Multiculturalism Mark Mercer -- Chapter 7: Crummy Commercials and BB Guns: Son-of-a-Bitch Consumerism in a Christmas Classic Erin Haire and Dustin Nelson -- Part III Santa: A Deeper Look -- Chapter 8: The Mind of Santa Claus and the Metaphors He Lives By William E. Deal and S. Waller -- Chapter 9: Making a List, Checking It Twice: The Santa Claus Surveillance System |
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