The Philosophy of Christmas: Volume 15 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Caroline TaggartSeries:British Library Philosophy ofPublish date:2025-10-07Pages:112
Languages:EnglishPublisher:British LibraryISBN-13:9780712355162ISBN-10:712355162UPC:9780712355162Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, Holidays (non religious), EssaysSize:8.00 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SC387437S8
Take the Roman festival of Saturnalia, the gift-giving Norse god Odin and the Pagan habit of bringing evergreen plants into the house at Midwinter. Add a benevolent fourth-century bishop, some drunken medieval singing and a nineteenth-century American poem. Sprinkle with the Christian tradition of Jesus being born on 25 December and stir well. Allow the mixture to absorb other influences over hundreds of years and serve with a plum pudding that may or may not have plums in it. Drawing on these multifarious ingredients and more, Caroline Taggart takes a fascinating and quirky look at why we celebrate Christmas the way we do. Illustrated in glorious full colour with images from the British Library Collections, this is a joyful journey through distant lands and ancient customs, finishing with a few thoughts on what our future traditions might be.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:British LibraryISBN-13:9780712355162ISBN-10:712355162UPC:9780712355162Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, Holidays (non religious), EssaysSize:8.00 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SC387437S8
Caroline Taggart worked in publishing for many years before writing I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times Bestseller. Since then she has written over thirty books, including 500 Words You Should Know and Humble Pie and Cold Turkey. She is the author of the British Library publications, The Book Lover's Bucket List and The Book Lover's European Bucket List.
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