Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men
The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas, Spanning 50,000 Years
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2006
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2958-5 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2958-5 (ISBN)
Much of the modern-day vision of Santa Claus is owed to the Clement Moore poem ""The Night Before Christmas"" and his description of Saint Nicholas as the ""jolly old elf"". In this work, the origins of Santa Claus are found to stretch back over 50,000 years, jolting the foundation of Christian myths about the jolly old elf.
Much of the modern-day vision of Santa Claus is owed to the Clement Moore poem "The Night Before Christmas." His description of Saint Nicholas personified the "jolly old elf" known to millions of children throughout the world.
However, far from being the offshoot of Saint Nicholas of Turkey, Santa Claus is the last of a long line of what scholars call "Wild Men" who were worshipped in ancient European fertility rites and came to America through Pennsylvania's Germans. This pagan creature is described from prehistoric times through his various forms--Robin Hood, The Fool, Harlequin, Satan and Robin Goodfellow--into today's carnival and Christmas scenes. In this thoroughly researched work, the origins of Santa Claus are found to stretch back over 50,000 years, jolting the foundation of Christian myths about the jolly old elf.
Much of the modern-day vision of Santa Claus is owed to the Clement Moore poem "The Night Before Christmas." His description of Saint Nicholas personified the "jolly old elf" known to millions of children throughout the world.
However, far from being the offshoot of Saint Nicholas of Turkey, Santa Claus is the last of a long line of what scholars call "Wild Men" who were worshipped in ancient European fertility rites and came to America through Pennsylvania's Germans. This pagan creature is described from prehistoric times through his various forms--Robin Hood, The Fool, Harlequin, Satan and Robin Goodfellow--into today's carnival and Christmas scenes. In this thoroughly researched work, the origins of Santa Claus are found to stretch back over 50,000 years, jolting the foundation of Christian myths about the jolly old elf.
The late Phyllis Siefker lived in Lawrence, Kansas.
Table of Contents
Preface
“A Visit from Saint Nicholas”
Introduction
1 I Knew in a Moment It Must Be Saint Nick
2 His Clothes Were All Tarnished with Ashes and Soot
3 He Was Dressed All in Fur from His Head to His Foot
4 Satan Dons Furs
5 Merrie Olde England: From Pagan to Puck
6 When Out on the Lawn There Arose Such a Clatter
7 On Board the Ship of Fools
8 European Gift-Givers
9 A Right Jolly Old Elf
10 The Fairy and the Wild Man
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.1.2007 |
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Zusatzinfo | 80 photos, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 318 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-2958-5 / 0786429585 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-2958-5 / 9780786429585 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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