The Oxford Handbook of Christmas

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Av Timothy Larsen, Timothy Larsen, Wheaton College (Illinois)) Larsen, Timothy (McManis Professor of Christian Thought, McManis Professor of Christian Thought

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The Oxford Handbook of Christmas provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of all aspects of Christmas across the globe, from the specifically religious to the purely cultural. The contributions are drawn from a distinguished group of international experts from across numerous disciplines, including literary scholars, theologians, historians, biblical scholars, sociologists, anthropologists, art historians, and legal experts. The volume provides authoritative treatments of a range of topics, from the origins of Christmas to the present; decorating trees to eating plum pudding; from the Bible to contemporary worship; from carols to cinema; from the Nativity Story to Santa Claus; from Bethlehem to Japan; from Catholics to Baptists; from secularism to consumerism.Christmas is the biggest celebration on the planet. Every year, a significant percentage of the world's population is draw to this holiday--from Cape Cod to Cape Town, from South America to South Korea, and on and on across the globe. The Christmas season takes up a significant part of the entire year. For many countries, the holiday is a major force in their national economy. Moreover, Christmas is not just a modern holiday, but has been an important feast for most Christians since the fourth century and a dominant event in many cultures and countries for over a millennium. The Oxford Handbook of Christmas provides an invaluable reference point for anyone interested in this global phenomenon.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-10-21
Mått181 x 254 x 37 mm
Vikt1 416 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Handbooks
Antal sidor656
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198831464

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Professor Timothy Larsen is McManis Professor of Christian Thought, Wheaton College; an Honorary Fellow, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh; and an Honorary Research Fellow, University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, and All Souls College, Oxford. His books include Crisis of Doubt: Honest Faith in Nineteenth-Century England (OUP 2006); A People of One Book: The Bible and the Victorians (OUP 2011); The Slain God: Anthropologists and the Christian Faith (OUP 2014); and John Stuart Mill: A Secular Life (OUP 2018).

Part I: History1: Paul F. Bradshaw: The Dating of Christmas: The Early Church2: Kati Ihnat: The Middle Ages3: Katrina Jennie-Lou Wheeler: The Reformation and Early Modern Periods4: Timothy Larsen: The Nineteenth Century5: Christopher Ferguson: The Twentieth and Twenty-First CenturiesPart II: Theology6: John Barton: The Old Testament7: Markus Bockmuehl and Evangeline Kozitza: The New Testament8: Katherine Sonderegger: Jesus Christ and the Incarnation9: Katherine G. Schmidt: The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Virgin BirthPart III: Worshipping Communities10: Anne McGowan: Roman Catholicism11: Mary B. Cunningham: Eastern Orthodoxy12: Kirsi Stjerna: Lutheranism13: Martyn Percy: Anglicanism14: Andrew R. Holmes: Reformed and Dissenting ProtestantsPart IV: The Nativity Story15: Holly Taylor Coolman: The Holy Family16: David Lyle Jeffrey: Gabriel and the Angels17: Leroy A. Huizenga: Bethlehem and the Census18: D. H. Williams: The Magi and the Star19: Jody Vaccaro Lewis: The Inn, the Manger, the Swaddling Clothes, the Shepherds, and the AnimalsPart V: Traditions20: Daniel Gifford: The Winter Solstice and other Celebrations of the Season21: Adam C. English: St Nicholas to Santa Claus22: David Bertaina: Trees and Decorations23: Ellen M. Litwicki: Gifts and Charity24: Marcia J. Bunge: Children and Childhood25: Paul Freedman: Food and DrinkPart VI: The Arts26: Tova Leigh-Choate: Carols and Music to 190027: Todd Decker: Carols and Music since 190028: Barbara von Barghahn: Paintings29: Frances Clemson: Plays30: Emma Mason: Poetry31: Natalie McKnight: Fiction32: Mark Connelly: Film and TelevisionPart VII: Around the World33: Elizabeth Monier: Bethlehem and the Middle East34: Nadine Cretin: Catholic Europe35: Joe Perry: Germany and Scandinavia36: Francesca Silano: Russia37: Martin Johnes: The United Kingdom38: Daniel Vaca: The United States39: Joel Cabrita: Africa40: Joseph Tse-Hei Lee: Asia41: David Thomas Orique, O.P.: Latin America and the CaribbeanPart VIII: The State and Society42: Richard W. Garnett and Jackson Blais: Public Holidays and the Law43: John Schmalzbauer: Commercialism and Consumerism44: David Nash: Secularity45: Gerry Bowler: Culture WarsTimothy Larsen: Epilogue: The Many True Meanings of Christmas