The Befana Is Returning

The Befana Is Returning
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Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9780299337308
ISBN-13 : 0299337308
Rating : 4/5 (308 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Befana Is Returning by : Steve Siporin

Download or read book The Befana Is Returning written by Steve Siporin and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of January 5, in certain areas of southern Tuscany, a costumed, singing troupe of characters visits residents' homes, expecting to be fed and feted. This is the Befanata, a mumming tradition centered in Tuscany, whose main character--the Befana--is a kindly old woman or grandmotherly witch who delivers toys, candies, and gifts. The Befana Is Returning is a deeply researched, deftly insightful presentation of this living tradition that adds a large missing piece to the array of contemporary ethnographic scholarship on mumming.


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