Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween - Paperback

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Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween - Paperback

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween - Paperback

by Lisa Morton
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Book Overview

Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization have made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it become what it is today?

Trick or Treat is the first book both to examine the origins and history of Halloween and to explore in depth its current global popularity. Festivals like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls' Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween, which has been reborn with new customs in America--but there are also related but independent holidays, especially Mexico's Day of the Dead. Lisa Morton lifts the cobwebs off everything from the explosion in popularity of haunted attractions to the impact of events like the global economic recession, as well as the effect Halloween has had on popular culture through literary works, films, and television series.

Taking us on a journey from the spectacular to the macabre, this book is a treat for anyone who wants to peep behind the mask to see the real past and present of this ever more popular holiday.
ISBN9781789141580
Author Lisa Morton
PublisherReaktion Books
GenreHistory and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2019
LanguageENG- English
Pages232
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween - Paperback

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween - Paperback

By Lisa Morton

About Lisa Morton

Lisa Morton is an award-winning author and widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on Halloween. Her books include Ghosts: A Haunted History, also published by Reaktion Books, A Halloween Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries, and The Halloween Encyclopedia. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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