Hammerton, J. A.

Manners and Customs of Mankind: Their Origins and Their Observance Throughout the World Today. Edited by J.A. Hammerton.

In Three Volumes. London, Amalgamated Press Ltd., No Year (1918). 21.5 cm x 27.5 cm. 1356 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white, with full-page colour illustrations. Original Hardcover. Gilt titles to spine. Red speckled decorative edges. Very good condition in firm bindings and some rubbing to the binding only. The price for this set of three books includes international shipping per Courier !

Includes for example the following chapters: Volume I: The Sexual Life of Savages / Animal Dances of the East / Holy Week and its Ceremonials / Popular Customs of Eastertide / Prayer and Its Many Forms / May Day and The Maypole / Romany Rites and Customs / The Drum, Sacred and Secular etc. Volume II: Masks and Mummers / Ritual Practices of Baptism / Wayside Entertainers of the East / Pilgrimages of the East / Marriage Customs of Central Europe / The Ballet in Modern Europe / Graves and Their Decoration / Superstitions About Animals / Military and Naval Customs / Harvest Time in Savage Life etc. Volume III: Marriages That Are Forbidden / Custom in Housing and Furnishing / Hunting the Tame and the Wild / Monasticism in the Christian Church / The Worship of the Serpent / British Parliamentary Customs / National Festivals and Thanksgiving Days / Divination and Second Sight / European Death and Burial Customs / Historic Customs of English Towns etc.

A stunning collection, enriched with an abundance of mesmerising worldwide customs, history and lore.

Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871–1949) is described by the Dictionary of National Biography as “the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference that Britain has known.” (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Cultural Anthropology · Cultural History · Cultural History – Rare · Cultural Studies · Culture · Culture and Identity · Cultures · Customs of Life Cycles and Domestic Life · Sociological Study · Sociology – Rare · Tradition · Travel & Expedition – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200472AB

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