The Oxford handbook of Christmas /

Christmas is an unrivalled annual celebration. This volume traces its history from the early Church's decision to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on 25 December through the medieval period and all the way into the 21st century. It explores Christmas all around the world and presents the var...

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Christmas
The New Testament /
Roman Catholicism /
Eastern Orthodoxy /
Lutheranism /
Anglicanism /
Reformed and Dissenting Protestants /
The Holy Family /
Gabriel and the Angels /
Bethlehem and the Census /
The Magi and the Star /
The Inn, the Manger, the Swaddling Clothes, the Shepherds, and the Animals /
The Dating of Christmas: The Early Church /
The Winter Solstice and other Celebrations of the Season /
St Nicholas to Santa Claus /
Trees and Decorations /
Gifts and Charity /
Children and Childhood /
Food and Drink /
Carols and Music to 1900 /
Carols and Music since 1900 /
Paintings /
The Middle Ages /
Plays /
Poetry /
Fiction /
Film and Television /
Bethlehem and the Middle East /
Catholic Europe /
Germany and Scandinavia /
Russia /
The United Kingdom /
The United States /
The Reformation and Early Modern Periods /
Africa /
Asia /
Latin America and the Caribbean /
Public Holidays and the Law /
Commercialism and Consumerism /
Secularity /
Culture Wars /
The Nineteenth Century /
The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries /
The Old Testament /
Jesus Christ and the Incarnation /
The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Virgin Birth /
1. Verfasser:
Larsen, Timothy
Weitere Verfasser:
Larsen, Timothy (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
Christmas is an unrivalled annual celebration. This volume traces its history from the early Church's decision to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on 25 December through the medieval period and all the way into the 21st century. It explores Christmas all around the world and presents the variety of ways that worshipping communities observe the festival from Roman Catholics to Reformed Protestants. All of the features of the Nativity Story are covered from the Holy Family to the Magi and the Star, as are the biblical and theological unpinning of Christmas, including the doctrines of the Incarnation and the Virgin Birth. Carols and music, as well as paintings, literature, and film and television, are all treated by experts, as are the more cultural aspects of the season ranging from Santa Claus to Christmas trees to food and drink.
Umfang:
1 online resource (656 pages) : illustrations.
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2020.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780192567130
0192567136
9780192567123
0192567128
9780191869167
0191869163
Schlagworte:
Christmas.
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