The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice,9781569246177

The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice

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ISBN13: 9781569246177
ISBN10: 1569246173
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-11-01
Publisher(s): Pub Group West
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Summary

Celebrating the solstices -- particularly the moment of the sun's return at midwinter, on December 21 -- is a nearly universal human urge, one that dates back thousands of years and has been identified in a wide variety of cultures. Now The Return of the Light makes an ideal companion for all who carry on this tradition, no matter what their faith. Twelve stories -- from North America, China, Scandinavia, India, Africa, South America, Europe, and Polynesia -- honor this moment, helping to renew our wonder of the miracle of rebirth and the power of transition from darkness into light.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(10)
Part One: The Theft 11(52)
Why Hummingbird Has a Red Throat
17(10)
The Golden Earring
27(10)
Raven Steals the Light
37(16)
The Sun Cow and the Thief
53(10)
Part Two: The Surrender 63(54)
How Maui Snared the Sun
67(14)
How the Cock Got His Crown
81(10)
Loki and the Death of Light
91(14)
The Pull-Together Morning
105(12)
Part Three: The Grace 117(48)
Grandfather Mantis and His Thinking Strings
121(12)
The Girl Who Married the Sun
133(10)
The Light Keeper's Box
143(10)
La Befana and the Royal Child of Light
153(12)
Rites and Games for Winter Solstice Nights 165(4)
Solstice Songs 169(4)
Bibliography 173(6)
About the Author 179

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