Carnival: Myth & Cult

This book analyses European and American carnivals. It has chapters on the mythological origin of carnivals; fertility and ecstacy (Osiris; Dionysus; Kalends); the Middle Ages; Carnival folklore (The King of Folly; witches; fools; eroticism); European carnivals (Cologne; Basel; Telfs; Binche; Nice; Viareggio); American carnivals (Mexico; Trinidad; Haiti; New Orleans; Rio de Janiero). English text.