They Do What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Extraordinary and Exotic Customs from around the World

A Cultural Encyclopedia of Extraordinary and Exotic Customs from around the World

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions
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Author: ISBN: 9781610693424
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: June 19, 2014
Imprint: ABC-CLIO Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781610693424
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: June 19, 2014
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Language: English

This single-volume work covers many traditions, customs, and activities Westerners may find unusual or shocking, covering everything from the Ashanti people's funeral celebrations to wife-carrying competitions in Finland.

• Provides a unique global perspective via content from 48 authors currently working, living, or traveling in most continents of the world

• Supplies interdisciplinary points of view by incorporating aspects of religion, food, festivals, history, social practices, funeral traditions, and grand community celebrations

• Serves to highlight distinct cultural differences while also enabling readers to discover how much people have in common and to consider how certain American traditions might seem "strange" to people from outside the United States

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This single-volume work covers many traditions, customs, and activities Westerners may find unusual or shocking, covering everything from the Ashanti people's funeral celebrations to wife-carrying competitions in Finland.

• Provides a unique global perspective via content from 48 authors currently working, living, or traveling in most continents of the world

• Supplies interdisciplinary points of view by incorporating aspects of religion, food, festivals, history, social practices, funeral traditions, and grand community celebrations

• Serves to highlight distinct cultural differences while also enabling readers to discover how much people have in common and to consider how certain American traditions might seem "strange" to people from outside the United States

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