Nigel Pennick is an authority on ancient belief systems, traditions, runes, and geomancy and has traveled and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States. He is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including The Pagan Book of Days. The founder of the Institute of Geomantic Research and the Library of the European Tradition, he lives near Cambridge, England.
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PREFACE The Meaning and Function of Masks INTRODUCTION Incarnating the Spirit Depicted by the Mask 1 Ensouled Artifacts and Death Masks 2 Masks and Representation 3 Gods, Images, and Ostenta 4 Animals as Ostenta 5 Eldritch Beings: The Dark World of the Indeterminate 6 The Furious Host 7 Spectral Animals beyond the Wild Hunt 8 Masks of Invisibility 9 The Powers of Animal Skins 10 Animal Disguise--Horses 11 Animal Disguise--Other Animals 12 Straw Bears, Straw Men, and Jack O’Lent 13 Dragonry 14 Civic Giants 15 Misrule, Comedy, Masks, and Puppets 16 Masquerades 17 Carnival Characters, Mumming, and Mummers’ Plays 18 Mummers: Characters, Disguises, and Costumes 19 Rural Ceremonies, Performance, and Disguise 20 Molly Dancing and Garlanding 21 Fire, Misrule, and Disorder 22 Crime, Rebellion, and Ritual Disguise 23 Pantomime and Futurism 24 Authoritarian Suppression of Festivals Postscript Glossary Bibliography Index
PREFACE The Meaning and Function of Masks INTRODUCTION Incarnating the Spirit Depicted by the Mask 1 Ensouled Artifacts and Death Masks 2 Masks and Representation 3 Gods, Images, and Ostenta 4 Animals as Ostenta 5 Eldritch Beings: The Dark World of the Indeterminate 6 The Furious Host 7 Spectral Animals beyond the Wild Hunt 8 Masks of Invisibility 9 The Powers of Animal Skins 10 Animal Disguise--Horses 11 Animal Disguise--Other Animals 12 Straw Bears, Straw Men, and Jack O’Lent 13 Dragonry 14 Civic Giants 15 Misrule, Comedy, Masks, and Puppets 16 Masquerades 17 Carnival Characters, Mumming, and Mummers’ Plays 18 Mummers: Characters, Disguises, and Costumes 19 Rural Ceremonies, Performance, and Disguise 20 Molly Dancing and Garlanding 21 Fire, Misrule, and Disorder 22 Crime, Rebellion, and Ritual Disguise 23 Pantomime and Futurism 24 Authoritarian Suppression of Festivals Postscript Glossary Bibliography Index
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