The Philadelphia Mummers : building community through play /

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A vivid history of the nation's oldest folk parade.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Masters, Patricia Anne, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Philadelphia Mummers (Organization) > History.
Philadelphia Mummers (Organization)
Parades > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
New Year > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Défilés > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
Nouvel An > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Manners and customs.
New Year.
Parades.
Brauch
Parade
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social life and customs.
Philadelphie (Penns.) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • From play to play community : the early years of the Mummers parade
  • Expanding the play community : the contemporary parade
  • Blacks, women, and the "new" immigrants : the Mummers and diversity
  • "Going up the street" : the experience of the parade
  • Rituals and the play community
  • Family, club, and neighborhood
  • The experience of play
  • The Mummers past and future.

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