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Death makes a holiday : a cultural history of Halloween

✍ Scribed by J, Skal David

Book ID: 110517013
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Bloomsbury
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 744 KB
Category: Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

Introduction : Candy man's tale -- Halloween machine -- Witch's teat -- Home is where the hearse is or, how to haunt a house -- Devil on Castro street and other skirmishes in the culture wars -- Halloween on screen -- September 11 and October 31;Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index;Offers an in-depth study of one of America's most popular and complex holidays, tracing its history back to Celtic lore and legend, explaining how it has evolved into its current form, and exploring its various traditions

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