All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 398.209416 EAN: 9780812211399 ISBN: 0812211391 Label: University of Pennsylvania Press Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1976-01-01 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: University of Pennsylvania Press
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Editorial Reviews: For the general reader as for the folklorist, this is a fascinating, vivid, and sensitive account that, through its portraits of individuals and of a community, offers a unique insight into a folk custom of the Christmas season.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: not for children Comment: This is a serious book by a noted folklore scholar. It is not appropriate for children as noted above. The Bookschlepper Customer Rating: Summary: Mumming Revived Comment: Mumming isn't solely the New Year's tradition that is performed in Philadelphia's streets. In Ireland, it involved masking, music making, storytelling, and folk drama as mummers visited neighbors in holiday celebrations. Henry Glassie's book is a study of the folklore and oral history of mumming within a small community in the border area of Ireland and Ulster. Although the mumming tradition had died out by the mid 20th century, current residents who remembered the mumming tradition describe what one might experience when celebrating a typical evening of the old tradition. The book is a highly readable and insightful study of Irish folklife, and a fine presentation of mumming's memory culture. More Reviews