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Dewi Lewis Publ, UK, Date: 2017. Later Printing. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; ISBN/EAN: 9781907893230. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23486. . 9781907893230 2017. Dewi Lewis Publ ISBN 1907893237 9781907893230 [US]
Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The rituals are centuries old and celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life, and death. People literally put themselves into the skin of the savage, in masquerades that stretch back centuries. By becoming a bear, a goat, a stag, a w ISBN 1907893237 9781907893230 [GB]
Dewi Lewis Publishing 2012 Hard cover New Illustrator(s): Gauckler, Genevieve. Num Pages: 272 pages, 164 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AJB; HRLF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 990. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Near fine, the book shows light signs of shelf wear on the outer cover.Synopsis:The transformation of man to beast is a central aspect of traditional pagan rituals that are centuries old and which celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life, and death. Each year, throughout Europe, from Scotland to Bulgaria, from Finland to Italy, from Portugal to Greece via France, Switzerland, and Germany, people literally put themselves into the skin of the 'savage', in masquerades that stretch back centuries. By becoming a bear, a goat, a stag or a wild boar, a man of straw, a devil or a monster with jaws of steel, these people celebrate the cycle of life and of the seasons. Their costumes, made of animal skins or of plants, and decorated with bones, encircled with bells, and capped with horns or antlers, amaze us with their extraordinary diversity and prodigious beauty. Work on this project took photographer Charles Freger to eighteen European countries in search of the mythological figure of the Wild Man: Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Croatia, Finland, Romania and the UK.About the Author:Charles Fréger (b. 1975, Bourges, France) is recognised as one of Europe's leading young photographers. Based in Paris, his work has been devoted almost exclusively to portraiture, particularly the study of groups in uniform or costume. Freger is co-founder of the international group of ...
ISBN10: 1907893237, ISBN13: 9781907893230, [publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing, Stockport] Hardcover Hardcover. The transformation of man to beast is a central aspect of traditional pagan rituals that are centuries old and which celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life and death. Each year, throughout Europe, from Scotland to Bulgaria, from Finland to Italy, from Portugal to Greece via France, Switzerland and Germany, people literally put themselves into the skin of the 'savage', in masquerades that stretch back centuries. By becoming a bear, a goat, a stag or a wild boar, a man of straw, a devil or a monster with jaws of steel, these people celebrate the cycle of life and of the seasons. Their costumes, made of animal skins or of plants, and decorated with bones, encircled with bells, and capped with horns or antlers, amaze us with their extraordinary diversity and prodigious beauty. Work on this project took photographer Charles Freger to eighteen European countries in search of the mythological figure of the Wild Man: Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Croatia, Finland, Romania and the UK. The transformation of man to beast is a central aspect of traditional pagan rituals that are centuries old and which celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life and death. In this fascinating book, photographer Charles Freger visits 18 European countries to ...
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