The Oxford Handbook of Christmas
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-889741-5 (ISBN)
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 drawn 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.
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, All Souls College, Oxford, and Christ Church, 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: History
1: Paul F. Bradshaw: The Dating of Christmas: The Early Church
2: Kati Ihnat: The Middle Ages
3: Katrina Jennie-Lou Wheeler: The Reformation and Early Modern Periods
4: Timothy Larsen: The Nineteenth Century
5: Christopher Ferguson: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Part II: Theology
6: John Barton: The Old Testament
7: Markus Bockmuehl and Evangeline Kozitza: The New Testament
8: Katherine Sonderegger: Jesus Christ and the Incarnation
9: Katherine G. Schmidt: The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Virgin Birth
Part III: Worshipping Communities
10: Anne McGowan: Roman Catholicism
11: Mary B. Cunningham: Eastern Orthodoxy
12: Kirsi Stjerna: Lutheranism
13: Martyn Percy: Anglicanism
14: Andrew R. Holmes: Reformed and Dissenting Protestants
Part IV: The Nativity Story
15: Holly Taylor Coolman: The Holy Family
16: David Lyle Jeffrey: Gabriel and the Angels
17: Leroy A. Huizenga: Bethlehem and the Census
18: D. H. Williams: The Magi and the Star
19: Jody Vaccaro Lewis: The Inn, the Manger, the Swaddling Clothes, the Shepherds, and the Animals
Part V: Traditions
20: Daniel Gifford: The Winter Solstice and other Celebrations of the Season
21: Adam C. English: St Nicholas to Santa Claus
22: David Bertaina: Trees and Decorations
23: Ellen M. Litwicki: Gifts and Charity
24: Marcia J. Bunge: Children and Childhood
25: Paul Freedman: Food and Drink
Part VI: The Arts
26: Tova Leigh-Choate: Carols and Music to 1900
27: Todd Decker: Carols and Music since 1900
28: Barbara von Barghahn: Paintings
29: Frances Clemson: Plays
30: Emma Mason: Poetry
31: Natalie McKnight: Fiction
32: Mark Connelly: Film and Television
Part VII: Around the World
33: Elizabeth Monier: Bethlehem and the Middle East
34: Nadine Cretin: Catholic Europe
35: Joe Perry: Germany and Scandinavia
36: Francesca Silano: Russia
37: Martin Johnes: The United Kingdom
38: Daniel Vaca: The United States
39: Joel Cabrita: Africa
40: Joseph Tse-Hei Lee: Asia
41: David Thomas Orique, O.P.: Latin America and the Caribbean
Part VIII: The State and Society
42: Richard W. Garnett and Jackson Blais: Public Holidays and the Law
43: John Schmalzbauer: Commercialism and Consumerism
44: David Nash: Secularity
45: Gerry Bowler: Culture Wars
Timothy Larsen: Epilogue: The Many True Meanings of Christmas
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Handbooks |
| Darsteller | Timothy Larsen |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 173 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 1250 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-889741-3 / 0198897413 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-889741-5 / 9780198897415 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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