The Krampus and the old, dark Christmas : roots and rebirth of the folkloric devil
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Port Townsend, WA : Feral House, [2016].
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Book
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255 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
394.2663 Rid
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Published
Port Townsend, WA : Feral House, [2016].
Language
English

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Includes index.
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With the appearance of the demonic Christmas character Krampus in contemporary Hollywood movies, television shows, advertisements, and greeting cards, medieval folklore has now been revisited in American culture. Krampus-related events and parades occur both in North America and Europe, and they are an ever-growing phenomenon. Though the Krampus figure has once again become iconic, not much can be found about its history and meaning, thus calling for a book like Al Ridenour's The Krampus: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil. With Krampus's wild, graphic history, Feral House has hired the awarded designer Sean Tejaratchi to take on Ridenour's book about this ever-so-curious figure.

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