Revitalizing European Rituals
Published on 30. April 2025
216 pages
978-1-040-35849-8 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1992, Revitalizing European Rituals explores why revitalization of celebrations is taking place in communities throughout Europe. The festive behaviour appears to contradict the sober, rational conduct associated with modernization and industrialization. The contributors examine fairs, carnivals, fiestas, Holy Week, and national rituals in Britain, Poland, Spain, Italy, Malta and Greece. They have lived and worked in the communities they describe, celebrated the festivities they analyse, and have discussed them with the celebrants.
The underlying reasons for the revival are complex and examined fully. The conclusions provide surprising insights into the changes sweeping across Europe. This book will be valuable reading for researchers and lecturers in social anthropology, sociology, religious studies, cultural studies, and tourism.
The underlying reasons for the revival are complex and examined fully. The conclusions provide surprising insights into the changes sweeping across Europe. This book will be valuable reading for researchers and lecturers in social anthropology, sociology, religious studies, cultural studies, and tourism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
5,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-35849-8 (9781040358498)
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JEREMY BOISSEVAIN
Revitalizing European Rituals
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06/2026
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JEREMY BOISSEVAIN
Revitalizing European Rituals
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04/2025
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Person
Jeremy Boissevain was a Dutch anthropologist. He was Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam
Content
List of Contributors Preface Introduction 1. Heritage and Critical History in the Reinvention of Mining Festivals in Northeast England 2. Continuity and Change in Political Ritual: May Day in Poland 3. Public Celebrations in a Spanish Valley 4. Celebration at Daybreak in Southern Spain 5. Pilgrims, 'Yuppies', and Media Men: The Transformation of an Andalusian Pilgrimage 6. Building Difference: The Political Economy of Tradition in the Ladin Carnival of the Val Di Fassa 7. Play and Identity: Ritual Change in a Maltese Village 8. Mattresses and Migrants: A Patron Saint's Festival on a Small Greek Island Over Two Decades 9. Japanese Ladies and Mexican Hats: Contested Symbols and the Politics of Tradition in a Northern Greek Carnival Celebration Name Index Subject Index
