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- Title
The Whit Walks of Hyde: Glorious Spectacle, Religious Witness, and Celebration of a Custom.
- Authors
ENTWISTLE, DOROTHY
- Abstract
In the north of England, during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, Whit walks represented a public celebration of religious witness by individual Sunday schools, holding colourful processions through industrial streets. Little academic work has previously been done on this phenomenon, although there is scattered evidence available at the local level. The existence of sets of interviews with elderly people, however, has enabled a systematic analysis of their recollections to be carried out, supported by local newspaper reports over an extended period. This article highlights the changing nature of these religious celebrations, set against the social and cultural background of the period.
- Subjects
HYDE (England); ENGLAND; UNITED Kingdom; RITES &; ceremonies; RELIGION &; society; SUNDAY schools; CHRISTIAN education; CULTURE; CHRISTIANITY &; culture -- History; RELIGIOUS processions; PROCESSIONS; BRITISH religions; HISTORY
- Publication
Journal of Religious History, 2012, Vol 36, Issue 2, p204
- ISSN
0022-4227
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9809.2011.01167.x