Abstracts » Anthropology/archeology/folklore

Hamlet had it wrong; a journey through medieval Denmark flips the switch on the "Dark Ages."

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The festival of Horsens, Denmark is described, and is held the last weekend of every August when Horsens turns the clock back to 1534. That's when Christian III, a driving force behind the Reformation, was crowned king here. The monastic subculture which took root as Christianity became fully integrated into Danish life is also described.

Denmark, History, Civilization, Medieval, Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Danish history

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The Gospels' holiest sanctum

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The history of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, ordered built by the Emperor Constantine in about 300 AD, is discussed.The church was rebuilt by Byzantine emperors between 1012 and 1041 after destruction by a Muslim ruler in 1099. Crusader additions, fires and earthquakes were some of the events in the church's later history.

Israel, Religious buildings, Jerusalem, Israel, Church history

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Death got you down? A prankster's "memorial theme park" tests cultural mores

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The Final Curtain, a memorial theme park idea on the theme of death conceived and advertised by New York prankster Joey Skaggs, is described. A number of people actually believed his advertisement and sent in ideas for caskets and tombstones.

New York, Behavior, Advertising, Impostors and imposture in mass media, Media hoaxes, Skaggs, Joey

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