The Philadelphia Mummers : Building Community Through Play /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Masters, Patricia Anne, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Philadelphia Mummers (Organization) > History.
New Year > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Parades > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
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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