Trick or treat : a history of Halloween / Lisa Morton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2012.Description: 229 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1780230478 : HRD
  • 9781780230474
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 394.2646 23
LOC classification:
  • GT4965 .M675 2012
Contents:
Halloween: the misunderstood festival -- Snap-apple Night and November Eve: Halloween in the British Isles -- Trick or treat in the New World -- La Toussaint, Allerheiligen and Tutti i Santi: the global celebration -- Dias de los Muertos -- From Burns to Burton: Halloween and popular culture.
Summary: Offers an in-depth study of the complex holiday, examining its origins, history, and current global popularity.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-212) and index.

Halloween: the misunderstood festival -- Snap-apple Night and November Eve: Halloween in the British Isles -- Trick or treat in the New World -- La Toussaint, Allerheiligen and Tutti i Santi: the global celebration -- Dias de los Muertos -- From Burns to Burton: Halloween and popular culture.

Offers an in-depth study of the complex holiday, examining its origins, history, and current global popularity.

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