We Are What We Celebrate
Understanding Holidays and Rituals
How did Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday become a national holiday? Why do we exchange presents on Christmas and Chanukah? What do bunnies have to do with Easter? How did Earth Day become a global holiday? These questions and more are answered in this fascinating exploration into the history and meaning of holidays and rituals. Edited by Amitai Etzioni, one of the most influential social and political thinkers of our time, this collection provides a compelling overview of the impact that holidays and rituals have on our family and communal life.From community solidarity to ethnic relations to religious traditions, We Are What We Celebrate ar…
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Weitere Autoren: Bloom, Jared (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8147-2264-0
- EAN: 9780814722640
- Produktnummer: 21432851
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'514 KB
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