Masquerade and postsocialism : ritual and cultural dispossession in Bulgaria / Gerald W. Creed.
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- 0253005027
- 1283101777
- 9781283101776
- Rites and ceremonies -- Bulgaria
- Mumming -- Bulgaria
- Masquerades -- Bulgaria
- Post-communism -- Bulgaria
- National characteristics, Bulgarian
- Bulgaria -- Politics and government
- Bulgaria -- Social life and customs
- Bulgarians
- Rites et cérémonies -- Bulgarie
- Momerie -- Bulgarie
- Mascarades -- Bulgarie
- Postcommunisme -- Bulgarie
- Bulgares
- Bulgarie -- Politique et gouvernement
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Manners and customs
- Masquerades
- Mumming
- National characteristics, Bulgarian
- Politics and government
- Post-communism
- Rites and ceremonies
- Bulgaria
- 306.409499 22
- GN585.B9 C74 2011eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Cultural Dispossession; 1. A Mumming Season; 2. Gender and Sexuality; 3. Civil Society and Democracy; 4. Autonomy and Community; 5. Ethnicity and Nationalism; Conclusion: Modernity in Drag; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
Gerald W. Creed analyzes contemporary mumming rituals in rural Bulgaria for what they reveal about life after socialism -- and the current state of postsocialist studies. Mumming rituals have flourished in the post-Soviet era. Elaborately costumed dancers go from house to house demanding sustenance and bestowing blessings. Through the analysis of these rites, Creed critiques key themes in postsocialist studies, including understandings of civil society and democracy, gender and sexuality, autonomy and com.
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