Author : Jack Santino
Release : 1994
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 138/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life by : Jack Santino
Download or read book Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life written by Jack Santino. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: However, the essays in this volume also suggest that there is something ironic and unsettling about the immense popularity of a holiday whose main images are of death, evil, and the grotesque. Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life is a unique contribution that questions our concepts of religiosity and spirituality while contributing to our understanding of Halloween as a rich and diverse reflection of our society's past, present, and future identity.