Read All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming

All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming

Henry Glassie

4.9/5 (12214 ratings)

Description:All Silver and No Brass An Irish Christmas Mumming Henry Glassie "An excellent book, not only a perceptive study of mumming in Ireland but also an excellent introduction to folklore and what folklorists do. . . . This book is most impressive and can be recommended for any level of adult audience."--"Choice" "A beautifully written exploration of a vanishing holiday ritual that can be traced back to the dramas of the sixteenth century and beyond." --"Philadelphia Inquirer" "An excellent book recommended both to the student of literature and the general reader interested in folklore."--"Irish Echo" "A magnificently comprehensive book. . . . Whether you are a mumming or Wran Boy enthusiast or not, this beautifully produced book will take you into a world of suspended reality, gone, but not quite."--"Books Ireland" "Glassie has captured the authentic tang of the Ulster countryman's speech, laconic with surprising shots of hyperbole. . . . A beautifully produced book."--"Irish Independent" For the general reader as for the folklorist, this is a fascinating, vivid, and sensitive account that, through its portraits of individuals and of a community, offers a unique insight into a folk custom of the Christmas season. Henry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore at Indiana University. He is the author of "Art and Life in Bangladesh," "Irish Folktales," "The Spirit of Folk Art," and "Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States," which is also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. 1976 224 pages 6 x 9 1/4 27 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-1139-9 Paper $24.95s 16.50 World Rights Anthropology, Cultural StudiesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming. To get started finding All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0812211391

Description: All Silver and No Brass An Irish Christmas Mumming Henry Glassie "An excellent book, not only a perceptive study of mumming in Ireland but also an excellent introduction to folklore and what folklorists do. . . . This book is most impressive and can be recommended for any level of adult audience."--"Choice" "A beautifully written exploration of a vanishing holiday ritual that can be traced back to the dramas of the sixteenth century and beyond." --"Philadelphia Inquirer" "An excellent book recommended both to the student of literature and the general reader interested in folklore."--"Irish Echo" "A magnificently comprehensive book. . . . Whether you are a mumming or Wran Boy enthusiast or not, this beautifully produced book will take you into a world of suspended reality, gone, but not quite."--"Books Ireland" "Glassie has captured the authentic tang of the Ulster countryman's speech, laconic with surprising shots of hyperbole. . . . A beautifully produced book."--"Irish Independent" For the general reader as for the folklorist, this is a fascinating, vivid, and sensitive account that, through its portraits of individuals and of a community, offers a unique insight into a folk custom of the Christmas season. Henry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore at Indiana University. He is the author of "Art and Life in Bangladesh," "Irish Folktales," "The Spirit of Folk Art," and "Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States," which is also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. 1976 224 pages 6 x 9 1/4 27 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-1139-9 Paper $24.95s 16.50 World Rights Anthropology, Cultural StudiesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming. To get started finding All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming

All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming

More Books

Irish Folk Tales

Irish Folk Tales

Passing the Time in Ballymenone

Passing the Time in Ballymenone

Vernacular Architecture (Material Culture)

Vernacular Architecture (Material Culture)

Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States (Folklore and Folklife)

Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States (Folklore and Folklife)

Material Culture :

Material Culture :

Spirit of Folk Art

Spirit of Folk Art

The Stars of Ballymenone

The Stars of Ballymenone

Rare TURKISH TRADITIONAL ART TODAY 1st edit/1 print Indiana University Press, IN [Hardcover] Henry Glassie [Hardcover] Henry Glassie

Rare TURKISH TRADITIONAL ART TODAY 1st edit/1 print Indiana University Press, IN [Hardcover] Henry Glassie [Hardcover] Henry Glassie

Art and Life in Bangladesh

Art and Life in Bangladesh