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Rituality and social (dis)order : the historical anthropology of popular carnival in Europe / Alessandro Testa

Testa, Alessandro, 1983- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

First published

New York, NY ; London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group [2021], [2021]

XVI, 217 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

2012

Erscheint auch als: Testa, Alessandro, 1983- : Rituality and social (dis)order. - New York, NY : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2021 (Online-Ausgabe)

978-0-367-61722-6 (hardback); 978-1-000-22370-5 ; 978-1-000-22371-2

978-1-003-10621-0 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe); 978-1-000-22372-9 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2020031246

OCoLC: 1225627473     

GT4242

394.25094     Ähnliche Literatur

Basisklassifikation: 73.91 (Brauchtum)

SSG-Nummer(n): 0

*Europa ; Fastnacht ; Karneval ; Volkskultur ; Ritual ; Religionssoziologie      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Carnival -- Europe -- History ; Popular culture -- Europe ; Masks -- Symbolic aspects -- Europe ; Europe -- Social life and customs

"Carnival has been described as one of the foundational elements of European culture, bearing an emblematic and iconic status as the festive phenomenon par excellence. Its origins are partly obscure, but its stratified and complex history, rich symbolic diversity, and sundry social configurations make it an exceptional object of cultural analysis. The product of more than 12 years of research, this book is the first comparative historical anthropology of popular European Carnival in the English language, with a focus on its symbolic, religious, and political dimensions and transformations throughout the centuries. It builds on a variety of theories of social change and social structures, questioning existing assumptions about what folklore is and how cultural gaps and differences take shape and reproduce through ritual forms of collective action. It also challenges recent interpretations about the performative and political dimension of European festive culture, especially in its carnivalesque declension. While presenting and exploring the most important features and characteristics of European pre-modern Carnival and discussing its origins and developments, this thorough study offers fresh evidence and up-to-date analyses about its transversal and long-lasting significance in European societies"--