| Description |
1 online resource (232 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford ritual studies series |
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Oxford ritual studies.
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| Contents |
Introduction: approaching Lutherland -- Opening the door -- The Wittenberg festivals -- A mighty fortress? -- Martin Luther, German hero -- Sociability, conviviality -- The carnivalesque, processing change -- Pilgrimage, sacred space |
| Summary |
This is a field study of religious tourism and festivity in contemporary Wittenberg, Germany, the one-time home of Martin Luther. The author presents the vibrant details of Wittenberg's Luther festivals and pilgrimage scene, describing rites and performances, and includes the voices and narratives of people encountered in the field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fasts and feasts -- Germany -- Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt)
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Fasts and feasts.
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RELIGION -- Holidays -- Christian.
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Fasts and feasts
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Travel
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| SUBJECT |
Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -- Religious life and customs
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Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -- Description and travel
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| Subject |
Germany -- Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199745319 |
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0199745315 |
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9780199777310 |
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0199777314 |
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