Rituals and Traditional Events in the Modern World

Many events have evolved over centuries, drawing on local customs and conditions. However, as the world becomes increasingly globalised, traditional events and the identities they support are increasingly being challenged and rituals may be lost. Reacting against this trend towards homogeneity, comm...

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Main Author: Laing, Jennifer (Author)
Contributors: Frost, Warwick (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
In:Year: 2014
Series/Journal:Routledge Advances in Event Research Series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ritual / Custom / Comparison of cultures
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505 8 0 |a Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; 1 From pre-modern rituals to modern events; Part I Asia; 2 Ganesh festival: a ten day extravaganza; a life full of meanings; 3 Divali festival in Mauritius: the development of a conceptual framework for understanding attitudes towards and intentions to celebrate traditional cultural festivals; 4 Transforming tradition: performing wedding ritual in modern China; 5 Re-creation of traditional ritual into festival: the case of the Kangnung Danoje festival in South Korea 
505 8 0 |a 6 Wishing you good health, prosperity and happiness: exploring the rituals and traditions of Chinese New Year7 Catholic processions in Macau; Part II Europe; 8 Christmas traditions: pagan roots, invented rites; 9 Beyond the masks: continuity and change in a Sardinian rite; 10 Layers of passage: the ritual performance and liminal bleed of the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh; 11 Hogmanay rituals: Scotland's New Year's Eve celebrations; Part III The Americas; 12 Punishment and the rite of purification at the Angola Prison Rodeo, Louisiana, USA 
505 8 0 |a 13 Mardi Gras Indians: rituals of resistance and resilience in changing times14 Gender, subversion and ritual: Helldorado Days, Tombstone, Arizona; 15 Voodoo in Haiti: a religious ceremony at the service of the 'Houngan' called 'Tourism'; 16 Setting a research agenda for rituals and traditional events; Index 
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