Christmas unwrapped : consumerism, Christ, and culture / edited by Richard Horsley and James Tracy.
Contributor(s): Horsley, Richard A
| Tracy, James
Material type: 
TextPublisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International, [2001]Copyright date: ©2001Description: vi, 234 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1563383195 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Christmas -- United States | Christmas -- Economic aspects -- United States | Consumption (Economics) -- United States | Christmas in motion pictures | United States -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 394.2663/0973 LOC classification: GT4986.A1 | C477 2001Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book
|
John Bulow Campbell Library | 1 West | GT4986.A1 C477 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182902277181 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. The formative history of American Christmas. The armistice over Christmas: consuming in the twentieth century / James Tracy ; Christmas in the sixties / Elizabeth Pleck -- Pt. 2. The culture of American Christmas. Christmas on celluloid: Hollywood helps construct the American Christmas / Max A. Myers ; Still dreaming: war, memory, and nostalgia in the American Christmas / Kathleen M. Sands ; The Holy days and the wholly dazed: Christmas and the "spirit of giving" / A.P. Simonds -- Pt. 3. Saviors and messiahs, Biblical and other. The Gospel of the Savior's birth / Richard Horsley ; Messiah, magi, and model imperial king / Richard Horsley -- Pt. 4. Theoretical and theological reflections. Christmas: the religion of consumer capitalism / Richard Horsley ; Santa Claus as an icon of grace / Max A. Myers ; What child is this? Lynch v. Donnelly and the celebration of Christmas in the United States / Paula M. Cooey.