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The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni
| The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni |
| Autore | Aveni Anthony F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 394.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Holidays - History
Rites and ceremonies Archaeoastronomy Biological rhythms Chronobiology |
| ISBN |
0-19-771185-5
1-280-48212-5 1-4237-6123-5 0-19-534869-9 1-60256-747-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Creating, Organizing, and Transforming the Holidays; 2 Happy New Year! But Why Now?; 3 February's Holidays: Prediction, Purification, and Passionate Pursuit; 4 Spring Equinox: Watching the Serpent Descend; 5 The Easter/Passover Season: Connecting Time's Broken Circle; 6 May Day: A Collision of Forces; 7 Summer's Solstice: Feasts of Fire, Water, and Feminine Affairs of the Heart; 8 Labor Day: Remembering the Great Time Wars; 9 Halloween: Dead Time; 10 Thanksgiving: Transcending Pilgrims' Progress; 11 Christmas: From Resurrection to Rudolph; "What Goes Around . . ."Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784666603321 |
Aveni Anthony F
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni
| The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni |
| Autore | Aveni Anthony F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 394.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Holidays - History
Rites and ceremonies Archaeoastronomy Biological rhythms Chronobiology |
| ISBN |
0-19-771185-5
1-280-48212-5 1-4237-6123-5 0-19-534869-9 1-60256-747-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Creating, Organizing, and Transforming the Holidays; 2 Happy New Year! But Why Now?; 3 February's Holidays: Prediction, Purification, and Passionate Pursuit; 4 Spring Equinox: Watching the Serpent Descend; 5 The Easter/Passover Season: Connecting Time's Broken Circle; 6 May Day: A Collision of Forces; 7 Summer's Solstice: Feasts of Fire, Water, and Feminine Affairs of the Heart; 8 Labor Day: Remembering the Great Time Wars; 9 Halloween: Dead Time; 10 Thanksgiving: Transcending Pilgrims' Progress; 11 Christmas: From Resurrection to Rudolph; "What Goes Around . . ."Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822593003321 |
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Aveni Anthony F
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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