Wilder Mann Tapa dura - 2012

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Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The rituals are centuries old and celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life, and death. People literally put themselves into the skin of the savage, in masquerades that stretch back centuries. By becoming a bear, a goat, a stag, a w

Dewi Lewis Publ, UK, 2017. Later Printing. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; ISBN/EAN: 9781907893230. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23486. . 9781907893230

Katio Kadio, 2012-08-02. Prima edizione (First Edition). hardcover. Used: Good.

Katio Kadio, 2012-08-02. Prima edizione (First Edition). hardcover. Used:Good.

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Near fine, the book shows light signs of shelf wear on the outer cover.Synopsis:The transformation of man to beast is a central aspect of traditional pagan rituals that are centuries old and which celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life, and death. Each year, throughout Europe, from Scotland to Bulgaria, from Finland to Italy, from Portugal to Greece via France, Switzerland, and Germany, people literally put themselves into the skin of the 'savage', in masquerades that stretch back centuries. By becoming a bear, a goat, a stag or a wild boar, a man of straw, a devil or a monster with jaws of steel, these people celebrate the cycle of life and of the seasons. Their costumes, made of animal skins or of plants, and decorated with bones, encircled with bells, and capped with horns or antlers, amaze us with their extraordinary diversity and prodigious beauty. Work on this project took photographer Charles Freger to eighteen European countries in search of the mythological figure of the Wild Man:… Leer más