All Silver and No Brass An Irish Christmas Mumming

Name: All Silver and No Brass An Irish Christmas Mumming
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ISBN: 9780253304704

ISBN-10: 0253304709

ISBN-13: 9780253304704

Edition: 1983

Authors: Henry Glassie

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Irish Christmas mumming, the subject of this carefully researched and beautifully written book, is approached in Part I through the recollections of four old people of the hamlet of Ballymenone who recall the mumming from their youth. In Part II, the author examines the form and function of the mummers' play, showing that -- contrary to the theories of some folklorists -- it is not a truncated fragment of a much larger whole but a complete "presentational" statement. He shows how the mummers' play functioned as a means of drawing the community closer together and as an expression of dangers and hopes in the potentially bitter Ulster situation. Glassie's study treats fully the social and…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1983
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 2/1/1983
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.232

Henry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore at Indiana University and author of many books, including Passing the Time in Ballymenone (IUP, 1995), Turkish Traditional Art Today (IUP, 1993), The Potter's Art (IUP, 2000), and Vernacular Architecture (IUP, 2000). His books have won a host of awards and three of his works have been named among the notable books of the year by the New York Times. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.