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The Oxford Handbook of Christmas provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of all aspects of Christmas across the globe, from the specifically religious to the purely cultural. The contributions are drawn from a distinguished group of international experts from across numerous disciplines, including literary scholars, theologians, historians, biblical scholars, sociologists, anthropologists, art historians, and legal experts. The volume provides authoritative treatments of a range of topics, from the origins of Christmas to the present; decorating trees to eating plum pudding; from the Bible to contemporary worship; from carols to cinema; from the Nativity Story to Santa Claus; from Bethlehem to Japan; from Catholics to Baptists; from secularism to consumerism.
Christmas is the biggest celebration on the planet. Every year, a significant percentage of the world's population is draw to this holiday--from Cape Cod to Cape Town, from South America to South Korea, and on and on across the globe. The Christmas season takes up a significant part of the entire year. For many countries, the holiday is a major force in their national economy. Moreover, Christmas is not just a modern holiday, but has been an important feast for most Christians since the fourth century and a dominant event in many cultures and countries for over a millennium. The Oxford Handbook of Christmas provides an invaluable reference point for anyone interested in this global phenomenon.
Contents
Part I: History
1: Paul F. Bradshaw: The Dating of Christmas: The Early Church
2: Kati Ihnat: The Middle Ages
3: Katrina Jennie-Lou Wheeler: The Reformation and Early Modern Periods
4: Timothy Larsen: The Nineteenth Century
5: Christopher Ferguson: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Part II: Theology
6: John Barton: The Old Testament
7: Markus Bockmuehl and Evangeline Kozitza: The New Testament
8: Katherine Sonderegger: Jesus Christ and the Incarnation
9: Katherine G. Schmidt: The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Virgin Birth
Part III: Worshipping Communities
10: Anne McGowan: Roman Catholicism
11: Mary B. Cunningham: Eastern Orthodoxy
12: Kirsi Stjerna: Lutheranism
13: Martyn Percy: Anglicanism
14: Andrew R. Holmes: Reformed and Dissenting Protestants
Part IV: The Nativity Story
15: Holly Taylor Coolman: The Holy Family
16: David Lyle Jeffrey: Gabriel and the Angels
17: Leroy A. Huizenga: Bethlehem and the Census
18: D. H. Williams: The Magi and the Star
19: Jody Vaccaro Lewis: The Inn, the Manger, the Swaddling Clothes, the Shepherds, and the Animals
Part V: Traditions
20: Daniel Gifford: The Winter Solstice and other Celebrations of the Season
21: Adam C. English: St Nicholas to Santa Claus
22: David Bertaina: Trees and Decorations
23: Ellen M. Litwicki: Gifts and Charity
24: Marcia J. Bunge: Children and Childhood
25: Paul Freedman: Food and Drink
Part VI: The Arts
26: Tova Leigh-Choate: Carols and Music to 1900
27: Todd Decker: Carols and Music since 1900
28: Barbara von Barghahn: Paintings
29: Frances Clemson: Plays
30: Emma Mason: Poetry
31: Natalie McKnight: Fiction
32: Mark Connelly: Film and Television
Part VII: Around the World
33: Elizabeth Monier: Bethlehem and the Middle East
34: Nadine Cretin: Catholic Europe
35: Joe Perry: Germany and Scandinavia
36: Francesca Silano: Russia
37: Martin Johnes: The United Kingdom
38: Daniel Vaca: The United States
39: Joel Cabrita: Africa
40: Joseph Tse-Hei Lee: Asia
41: David Thomas Orique, O.P.: Latin America and the Caribbean
Part VIII: The State and Society
42: Richard W. Garnett and Jackson Blais: Public Holidays and the Law
43: John Schmalzbauer: Commercialism and Consumerism
44: David Nash: Secularity
45: Gerry Bowler: Culture Wars
Timothy Larsen: Epilogue: The Many True Meanings of Christmas
