The Philadelphia Mummers : building community through play

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Masters, Patricia Anne, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • From play to play community : the early years of the Mummers parade
  • Expanding the play community : the contemporary parade
  • Blacks, women, and the "new" immigrants : the Mummers and diversity
  • "Going up the street" : the experience of the parade
  • Rituals and the play community
  • Family, club, and neighborhood
  • The experience of play
  • The Mummers past and future.