Sociology: Customs & Traditions

Christmas is the favourite time of the year for many of us, with present exchanges, food & drink and socialising with friends & family at t...

Mardi Gras Indians explores how sacred and secular expressions of Carnival throughout the African diaspora came together in a gumbo-sized melting p...

What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of waffles, of course, but these staples of breakfast bounty also share an evolut...

These are just a few samples from an eighteenth-century Commonplace Book, passed down the generations from Mary Cannons kitchen to her many times g...

In 1801, some five years after Robert Burns death, nine of his friends sat down to dinner in what is now known as Burns Cottage in Alloway to celeb...

A stunning book on kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with precious metals to highlight its history beautifully. A broken pot ...

No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches gr...

Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness acc...

Combining recipes from the bestselling Irish Grannys Pocket Recipe Book, Pocket Irish Potato Recipe Book and the Irish Grannys Pocket Farmhouse Kit...

This original study of Plains Indian cultures of the 19th century is presented through the use of period writings, paintings, and early photography...