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    Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit
    Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit
    Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit
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    Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit

    By Margaret R. Robertson

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    An examination of the practice of mummery in Newfoundland including a discussion of mummering time, groups, costumes, and behaviour. The author argues that mummery reflects cultural values and is a ritual response to a liminal state.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Press
    Release dateJan 1, 1984
    ISBN9781772823523
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