Sarah Putman Clegg Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Eine faszinierende Reise zu den dunklen Seiten der Weihnachtszeit Wenn der Winter kommt und die Dunkelheit das Licht verdrängt, sehnen wir uns nach Wärme, gutem Essen und lauschigen Abenden in Gesellschaft. Aber hinter der Fröhlichkeit und dem hellen Zauber der Festtage verbirgt sich noch etwas anderes: die Ahnung einer Dunkelheit und Düsternis, die seit Jahrhunderten in einer Vielzahl seltsamer und beunruhigender Traditionen hervortritt. Auf den Spuren dieser winterlichen Traditionen reist Sarah Clegg durch Europa und erkundet ihre düsteren Seiten: von englischen Mummers-Spielen, österreichischen Krampusläufen, dem Nikolaus und seinem Knecht Ruprecht bis hin zu modernen heidnischen Ritualen in Stonehenge und der St. dem Luciafest in Finnland. Bei ihren Besuchen von Wasails, Hoodenings und Winterfesten, an denen gruselige, grinsende Pferde, schnappende Monster und mysteriöse Besucher teilnehmen, entdecken wir, wie diese Traditionen entstanden sind und wie sie sich im Laufe der Jahrhunderte verändert haben. Wer dieses Buch liest, fragt sich unweigerlich: Wenn wir die winterliche Dunkelheit schon nicht fernhalten können, warum sie dann nicht mitten hineinholen ins Leben?

Enter the dark side of discover the monsters, witches, and nightmarish traditions behind one of the most celebrated holidays in the world When we imagine the origins of Christmas, we picture halcyon images of mangers, glowing fireplaces, and snow-blanketed winter hills. But the holiday is celebrated during the darkest time of year in the Northern Hemisphere—a season so dark it has given rise to the most outlandish traditions imaginable. In The Dead of Winter, Oxford-trained historian Sarah Clegg delves deep into the folkloric roots of Christmas in Europe, comparing their often-horrific past to the way they continue to haunt and entertain us now in the 21st century. Detailing the hideous masks and curling horns of "Krampus runs" in Austria, the fearsome horseheads of "hoodenings" in Southeast England, and the candle-crowned young witches of Finland's St. Lucy Festival, the author captures the wild revelry at heart of the winter madness.   In Clegg’s fascinating investigation, these strange, wonderful traditions are cast in their illuminating historical context. And the closer we get to the dark magic and bright enchantment described in The Dead of Winter, the more we start to see how fun it might be to let just a bit of the ancient darkness in.

The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again.Demonic temptresses – from siren-mermaids to Lilith – are well known today, and their mythology focuses around the seductive danger they pose to men. But the root of these figures can be traced back 4,000 years and in their earliest incarnations they were in fact demons worshipped and feared by like Lamashtu, the horrific talon-footed, serpentine monster, who strangled infants and murdered pregnant women, or the Gello, the ghost of a girl who had died a virgin and so killed expectant mothers and their babies out of jealousy.This history of a demonic tradition from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day – from Lamashtu and Gello, to Lamia and Lilith, and mermaids and vampires – shows how these demons were co-opted by a male-centred society, before being recast as symbols of women's liberation. We also learn what this evolution can tell us about the experience of women and the danger of childbirth, changing attitudes towards sexuality and the movement for women's rights.

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