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Santa Claus , Last of the Wild Men: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas, Spanning 50,000 Years
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc Pub
Publication date
December 1, 1996
Pages
219
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780786402465
ISBN-10
0786402466
Dimensions
0.50 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$35.00
§As reported by publisher
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There Really Is a Santa Claus | The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas | The Battle for Christmas | Gods and Myths of Northern Europe | The Old Magic of Christmas | When Santa Was a Shaman | The Winter Solstice | The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus | Pagan Christmas
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Much of the modern-day vision of Santa Claus is owed to the Clement Moore poem âThe Night Before Christmas.â His description of Saint Nicholas personified the âjolly old elfâ known to millions of children throughout the world. However, far from being the offshoot of Saint Nicholas of Turkey, Santa Claus is the last of a longline of what scholars call Wild Men who were worshipped in ancient European fertility rites and came to America through Pennsylvaniaâs Germans. This pagan creature is described from prehistoric times through his various formsâRobin Hood, The Fool, Harlequin, Satan and Robin Goodfellowâinto todayâs carnival and Christmas scenes. In this thoroughly researched work, the origins of Santa Claus are found to stretch back over 50,000 years, jolting the foundation of Christian myths about the jolly old elf.
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from McFarland & Co Inc Pub (December 1, 1996)
9780786402465 | details & prices | 219 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Much of the modern-day vision of Santa Claus is owed to the Clement Moore poem âThe Night Before Christmas.
About: Much of the modern-day vision of Santa Claus is owed to the Clement Moore poem âThe Night Before Christmas.
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