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Sunday : a history of the first day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl

text Sunday : a history of the first day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl

Summary

Traces the significance of Sunday from ancient times to present-day America, looking at the religious and secular rituals that have defined the day over the centuries, from early Christian celebrations of the liturgy, to the end of "blue laws" during the1950s.

Contents

A word before -- Prologue: Sunday ascendant -- Sunday middle aged -- Sunday reformed -- Sunday à la mode -- Sunday obscured -- Sunday still -- Sunday all mixed up -- A word after.

Format
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Description
xiii, 450 p. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Doubleday 2007

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 263.3 HAR in Adult Non-fiction Available

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