Nikki Bado-Fralick, Rebecca Sachs Norris

Toying with God (eBook, PDF)

The World of Religious Games and Dolls

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Did you know--

the popular game of Chutes & Ladders is derived from a 13th century game designed by a Tibetan lama?

even though the Muslim doll "Fulla" was designed as an "anti-Barbie" they look almost the same and are manufactured in the same factory in China?

games have been found dating as far back as the 6th millennium BCE? And that the fairies of Irish legend are believed to have played board games?

dolls were entombed in ancient crypts in Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and served as companions in the journey to the afterlife?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Baylor University Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781481302401
• Artikelnr.: 59745707

Autorenporträt

Nikki Bado-Fralick (1954-2016) was Associate Professor and Director of the Religious Studies Program at Iowa State University.

Rebecca Sachs Norris is Associate Professor and Chair of Religious and Theological Studies, Merrimack College. She lives in the Boston, Massachusetts area.