HALLOWEEN THROUGH TWENTY CENTURIES - Linton, 1st 1950 - PAGAN ORIGINS - SIGNED

HALLOWEEN THROUGH TWENTY CENTURIESBook Details + Condition: Henry Schuman (New York). First Edition, 1950. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black cloth boards with three silver embossed cats to front, and silver lettering to spine. By Ralph and Adelin Linton. Extremely scarce signed copy - author Ralph Linton has inscribed the book to the previous owner (see below for more information). 108 pages, with b&w illustrations and illustrated plates. Part of the Great Religious Festivals Series. A groundbreaking book explaining the holiday's interactions with other holidays and ritual practices, particularly those associated with the Western Christian faiths. Chapters include: The Eve of Allhallows; All Souls’ Day; To Burn Their Nits and Pou Their Stocks; Halloween in Ireland; The Witch in Europe; The Witch Cat; Witch Finder General; Witchcraft in New England; Trick or Treat; Index. From a 1950 Kirkus Review: Fifth in the series of Great Religious Festivals this fits into a category of folk ma