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Santa Claus worldwide a history of St. Nicholas and other holiday gift-bringers /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Remarkable Diversity, and Simultaneous Commonality, of the World's Midwinter ­Gift-Givers
- 2. Setting the Record Straight on the ­Nicholas-to-Irving-to-Moore-to-Nast History of Santa Claus
- 3. The Celebration of Christmas Before Christ
- 4. The Establishment of the Nativity of Jesus as a Christian Holiday
- 5. The Midwinter Celebrations of Yule in Northern Europe
- 6. The Emergence of St. Nicholas as a Seasonal ­Gift-Giver
- 7. The Identity and Emergence of the Evil Helpers of St. Nicholas
- 8. The Protestant Reformation and the Suppression of St. Nicholas
- 9. Knecht Ruprecht: Pagan God, Evil Helper or Faux Nicholas?
- 10. ­Gift-Givers in Germany and Central Europe: St. Nicholas, the Christ Child, Der Weihnachtsmann and Knecht Ruprecht
- 11. ­Gift-Givers in the British Isles: Father Christmas Still Reigns
- 12. ­Gift-Givers in the Benelux Nations: Sinterklaas and Black Peter
- 13. ­Gift-Givers in Scandinavia: The Yule Goats, Gnomes and Elves
- 14. ­Gift-Givers in the Southern Half of Europe: The Christ Child, Le Befana and the Three Kings
- 15. ­Gift-Givers in Russia and Eastern Europe: Ded Moroz and Snegurochka
- 16. How the Celebration of Christmas Came to the English Colonies in America (or Not)
- 17. The Purported Role of Washington Irving in the Introduction of St. Nicholas to America
- 18. How the Poem Now Known as "The Night Before Christmas" Started the Santa Ball Rolling
- 19. Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: William B. Gilley and Arthur J. Stansbury and The Children's Friend
- 20. From Moore to Nast: The Depictions of Santa from the 1820s through the 1890s
- 21. The Ups and Downs of Santa in the Twentieth Century
- Epilogue: The Santas of Christmas Future
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index