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 a…
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Weitere Autoren: Bloom, Jared (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8147-2226-8
- EAN: 9780814722268
- Produktnummer: 1523302
- Verlag: New York University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 253 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.3 cm x D0.0 cm
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Über den Autor
Amitai Etzioni is University Professor at the George Washington University, where he is the director of the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies. He is the author of numerous books, including The Monochrome Society, The Limits of Privacy, and The New Golden Rule. He is a past president of the American Sociological Association. Jared Bloom is research assistant at the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies, George Washington University.
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