Sacred Folly: A New History of the Feast of Fools
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For centuries, the Feast of Fools has been condemned and occasionally celebrated as a disorderly, even transgressive Christian festival, in which reveling clergy elected a burlesque Lord of Misrule, presided over the divine office wearing animal masks or women's clothes, sang obscene songs, swung censers that gave off foul-smelling smoke, played dice at the altar, and otherwise parodied the liturgy of the church. Afterward, they would take to the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801479495
ISBN13:9780801479496
Release Date:March 2014
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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