Glitter and Gravedust: Halloween past and present
- Book ID:
- 7615
- Title:
- Glitter and Gravedust: Halloween past and present
- Author:
- 'Of Witchcraft & Magic, Museum '
- Publisher name:
- Published by the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
- Place of publication:
- Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Cornwall
- Book type:
- Booklet
- First edition date:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 51
- Dewey decimal number:
- 291.36HEW
- Dust jacket:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Photographs:
- Yes
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Bibliography:
- Yes
- Height (cm):
- 21
- Width (cm):
- 15
- Notes:
A guidebook to coincide with the 2016 Museum exhibition: Glitter and Gravedust: Halloween past and present.
Contents:
An introduction to Halloween
The word Halloween
The appeal of Halloween
A history of Halloween
Fairies and Halloween
Halloween and witchcraft
Halloween magic
Jack O'Lantern
Halloween around Britain
Costumes
The taste of Halloween
Halloween in print
Halloween and popular culture
Halloween and Satanism
Samhain
Allantide
Unusual ways of celebrating Halloween