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Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween
Lisa Morton
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Description for Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 colour, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAX; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization has made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it become what it is today? Trick or Treat is the first book ever to both examine the origins and history of Halloween and explore in depth its current global popularity. Lisa Morton reveals how holidays like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls' Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween, and she shows how the holiday has been reborn in America, where costumes and trick-or-treat rituals are ... Read more
Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization has made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it become what it is today? Trick or Treat is the first book ever to both examine the origins and history of Halloween and explore in depth its current global popularity. Lisa Morton reveals how holidays like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls' Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween, and she shows how the holiday has been reborn in America, where costumes and trick-or-treat rituals are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
464g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780231877
SKU
V9781780231877
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-26
About Lisa Morton
Lisa Morton is an award-winning author and widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on Halloween.
Reviews for Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween
"If you want to know anything at all about the subject, you ought to find it in "Trick or Treat." ... Morton's interesting account of Hallowe'en is at its best when it comes up to date and there are many entertaining illustrations."
Susan Hill "The Times "
Susan Hill "The Times "