Christmas In Ritual And Tradition, Christian And Pagan - 9781604448412

NTRODUCTION: The Origin and Purpose of Festivals?--Ideas suggested by Christmas?--Pagan and Christian Elements?--The Names of the Festival?--Foundation of the Feast of the Nativity?--Its Relation to the Epiphany?--December 25 and the Natalis Invicti?--The Kalends of January?--Yule and Teutonic Festivals?--The Church and Pagan Survivals?--Two Conflicting Types of Festival?--Their Interaction?--Plan of the Book.

• | Author: Clement A. Miles
• | Publisher: IndoEuropeanPublishing.com
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 250 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Architecture
• | ISBN-10: 1604448415
• | ISBN-13: 9781604448412