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A celebration of customs & rituals of the world / Robert Ingpen & Philip Wilkinson.

Summary:

Explores initiation rites, wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, religious rituals, and many other customs used around the world to mark all kinds of special occasions.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0816034796
  • ISBN: 9780816034796
  • Physical Description: 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Facts on File, ©1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Calendar of customs -- Development (Childbirth -- Coming of age -- Marriage -- Death and funerals) -- Surviving (Hunting and harvesting -- Eating and drinking -- Healing) -- Socializing (Initiation -- Gift-giving -- Dispute-settlement) -- Spirituality (Worship -- Art).
Subject:
Manners and customs > Juvenile literature.
Rites and ceremonies > Juvenile literature.
Festivals > Juvenile literature.
Manners and customs.
Rites and ceremonies.
Festivals.
Festivals.
Manners and customs.
Rites and ceremonies.
Genre:
Juvenile works.
Nonfiction.
Literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library GT 85 .I54 1996 2240114 Oversize Available -