Fiesta

A Journey Through Festivity

von Daniel Stables

288 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A journey through human festivity, told through colourful travel narratives set at some of the world's most eye-catching festivals and interweaved with insights from the fields of anthropology, history, psychology, and folklore, examining why we celebrate festivals in the ways we do.Fiesta explores the vibrant tapestry of human festivity, delving into the extraordinary lengths to which we go to express our cultures and commemorate life's milestones. From drunken pilgrimages to sacrificial funerals, national days to neo-pagan necromancy, festivals represent human culture at its most vivid and varied, and the resulting account is both a rich collection of travel writing and an anthropological exploration of the roles that festivals play in society. Through colourful characters, vibrant sights, and varied locales, Daniel Stables takes a curious, humanistic look at festivals across the world, unravelling the universal threads that run through our diverse global celebrations.

• Themen: Kunst Darstellende Künste Andere darstellende Künste Festivals, Festzüge, Umzüge
• ISBN: 9781837732524
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.07.2026
• Größe: 198 x 129 mm
• Verlag: Icon Books