Blood brothers and peace pipes : performing the Wild West in German festivals / A. Dana Weber
The first academic book-length study devoted to Karl May festivals, a specific type of Wild-West-themed festivals that take place in Germany every summer, Blood Brothers and Peace Pipes introduces readers to a performance world that is popular at home yet virtually unknown elsewhere. Named for Karl...
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| Auteurs principaux: | Weber, Alina Dana |
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
| Publié: | Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2019] © 2019 |
| Collection: | Folklore studies in a multicultural world
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| A history of iconography and cultural transfer: the Rocky Stage of Rathen |
| The foundational narrative of Karl May festivals: the Chalk Mountain stage in Bad Segeberg |
| Lay play and festive theater: the domestic performance features of Karl May festivals: the Sunny Hill in Twisteden and the Forest Stage in Bischofswerda |
| Cultural memory and modern discontents: the cinemascopic stage in Elspe |
| An assemblage of performances and inner tensions: the Karl May Festive Days in Radebeu |
