The Public Work of Christmas
Difference and Belonging in Multicultural Societies
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Erschienen am 15. Juni 2019
297 Seiten
978-0-7735-5795-6 (ISBN)
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A frank conversation about how Christmas spurs conflict and compromise in multicultural societies.
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Pamela E. Klassen | Monique Scheer
The Public Work of Christmas
Difference and Belonging in Multicultural Societies
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06/2019
McGill-Queen's University Press
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Pamela E. Klassen | Monique Scheer
The Public Work of Christmas
Difference and Belonging in Multicultural Societies
Buch
06/2019
McGill-Queen's University Press
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Klassen Pamela E.:
Pamela E. Klassen is professor of religion at the University of Toronto.Scheer Monique:
Monique Scheer is professor of historical and cultural anthropology at the University of Tübingen.Pamela E. Klassen is professor of religion at the University of Toronto. Monique Scheer is professor of historical and cultural anthropology at the University of Tübingen.
Pamela E. Klassen is professor of religion at the University of Toronto.Scheer Monique:
Monique Scheer is professor of historical and cultural anthropology at the University of Tübingen.Pamela E. Klassen is professor of religion at the University of Toronto. Monique Scheer is professor of historical and cultural anthropology at the University of Tübingen.
Inhalt
- Cover
- The Public Work of Christmas
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Table
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Difference That Christmas Makes: Thoughts on Christian Affordances in Multicultural Societies
- 2 Tense Holidays: Approaching Christmas through Conflict
- 3 "And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the Noise! Noise! Noise! Noise!" or How the Grinch Heard Christmas
- 4 "Stille Nacht" Time and Again: Christmas Songs and Feelings
- 5 Situating German Volkskunde's Christmas: Reflections on Spatial and Historical Constructions
- 6 "The First 'White' Xmas": Settler Multiculturalism, Nisga'a Hospitality, and Ceremonial Sovereignty on the Pacific Northwest Coast
- 7 Oy Tannenbaum, Oy Tannenbaum! The Role of a Christmas Tree in a Jewish Museum
- 8 "What Exactly Do You Celebrate at Christmas?": Different Perceptions of Christmas among German-Turkish Families in Berlin
- 9 A Christmas Crisis: Lessons from a Canadian Public School's Seasonal Skirmish
- 10 Christmas on Orchard Road in Singapore: Celebrating the Gift of Jesus Christ between Gucci and Tiffany
- 11 A Cathedral Is Not Just for Christmas: Civic Christianity in the Multicultural City
- 12 Epilogue: Containing the World in the Christmas Mood
- Contributors
- Index
