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Music Folk & Traditional

The Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit

by (author) Margaret R. Robertson

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 1984
Category
Folk & Traditional
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781772823523
    Publish Date
    Jan 1984
    List Price
    $11.99

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An examination of the practice of mummery in Newfoundland including a discussion of mummering time, groups, costumes, and behaviour. The author argues that mummery reflects cultural values and is a ritual response to a liminal state.

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