Gerry Bowler (Professor of History, Professor of History, Universit

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Christmas in the Crosshairs

Two Thousand Years of Denouncing and Defending the World's Most Celebrated Holiday

Beschreibung

Is there a War on Christmas? Historically, there is and always has been. This book surveys the history of the world's most popular festival and the never-ending battles it has engendered ever since its hotly-contested invention in the Roman Empire.

Autor

Gerry Bowler is a Canadian historian whose research focus on the intersection of religion and popular culture, especially Christmas. He has taught at a number of universities in western Canada and spent 25 years with the University of Manitoba as a Professor of History.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 606g
• ISBN-13: 9780190499006
• ISBN-10: 0190499001
• Artikelnr.: 45560968