Masquerade and postsocialism : ritual and cultural dispossession in Bulgaria / Gerald W. Creed.

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Creed, Gerald W, 1958-

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780253005021
0253005027
1283101777
9781283101776

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Masquerade and postsocialism.DDC classification:

306.409499 22

LOC classification:

GN585.B9 C74 2011eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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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