Bibliograph

The Krampus and the old, dark Christmas, roots and rebirth of the folkloric devil, by Al Ridenour

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The Krampus and the old, dark Christmas, roots and rebirth of the folkloric devil, by Al Ridenour

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Krampus and the old, dark Christmas

Oclc number

944463978

Responsibility statement

by Al Ridenour

Sub title

roots and rebirth of the folkloric devil

Summary

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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