Jack Santino
Autor(a) de Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life
About the Author
Jack Santino is Professor of Folklore and Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University
Obras por Jack Santino
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle: Stories of Black Pullman Porters (Publications of the American Folklore Society New… (1989) 14 exemplares
The Hallowed Eve: Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar Festival in Northern Ireland (Irish Literature, History and… (1998) 9 exemplares
Associated Works
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle [1982 documentary film] — Producer — 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
Membros
Críticas
Edited volume of academic articles touching on Hallowe'en; article quality varies, but skews toward better quality. Provides tantalizing notes about history of the holiday (e.g., lack of historical evidence connecting today's Hallowe'en practices to those of the ancient Celts), and puts it in a wider celebratory context (e.g., extensive similarities to carnival-like celebrations). Anti-Hallowe'en theocrats should read this before opening their word-holes again.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 11
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 154
- Popularidade
- #135,795
- Avaliação
- 3.3
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 16
Contains thirteen essays that examine Halloween within the context of festivals and observances. These are scholarly examinations, maybe a little "dry" for the non-folklorist, and I'm not totally convinced all of these are backed up by evidence yet.
The goal was to learn something new, and I learned more than I expected.
My favorite of the collection was "Pre-Texts and Contexts" by Tad Tuleja because during this, my first read, I was most interested in historical connections between Samhain and modern, Americanized Halloween. The weirdest of the collection was "Things that Go Snap-Rattle-Clang-Toot-Crank in the Night" by Carl B. Holmberg, which dealt with Halloween noisemakers.
I would tentatively recommend these essays to the casual reader only if they're interested in the festivals and customs based on or inspired by Halloween. If that same reader was simply wanting a historical account, I'd recommend Morton's Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween as an easy-to-read, concise introduction to the subject.
3 stars
Note: All photos are in black and white.… (mais)