Description : Guising, Masking and Ritual Animal Disguises in the European Tradition.
Nigel Pennick sets out to disprove those authors who write about guising customs and traditions only in the past tense, and to show that they are very much alive all over Europe. He traces the history of the use of masks and 'guises' from ancient Greek theatre, beserkers, mummers, carnival and dancers. he explains that the ritual disguise allows an individual to temporarilty take on a new role, rituals having no individuals but only roles and functions. Guising is a transformative act, teh guiser stepping out of time and into the otherworld- an act today as valid as it ever was. This is an absolutely fascinating read, full of information and insight.
Description : This book describes the life in L?tschental, a little valley in Switzerland and their very ancient mask tradition. The book is in french.
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