par Zeebroek, Renaud 
Référence Ethnologie française, 36, 2, page (321-331)
Publication Publié, 2006-06
Référence Ethnologie française, 36, 2, page (321-331)
Publication Publié, 2006-06
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Since the past few years cultural dynamics is again a central concern. Approach to the problem is predominantly theoretical. The author considers that it is more fruitful to examine it on the basis of real cases. From this perspective he gives a « biography » of Halloween, a celebration based on both an original account that affirms its millenary existence and a recent story made of successive transformations. He studies its evolution from its appearance in Modern Times in the Anglo-Irish islands to its implantation in the United States and Canada in the late 19th century and to its present-day avatars. His analysis points out that one of the conditions for the perpetuation of this celebration is precisely the great flexibility of the uses connected to it. © Presses Universitaires de France. |
