Ukrainian ritual on the prairies : growing a Ukrainian Canadian identity / Natalie Kononenko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kononenko, Natalie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ukrainians--Ethnic identity.

Ukrainians.

Ukrainians--Ethnic identity--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Natalie Kononenko describes the everyday lives of Ukrainian Canadians on the prairies and explores how they have preserved existing Ukrainian traditions and developed a new culture sensitive to the realities of Canadian life. Drawing on ten years of interviews, the book focuses on Ukrainian Canadian ritual practices such as weddings and holidays.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Nationalism in the Time of War

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Sanctuary Project

The Church and Ukrainian Identity

Vernacular Religion

Ukrainian Weddings on the Prairies

Birth Customs and Baptismal Rituals

Death and the Funeral

Cemeteries and Ritual Change

The Calendar Year

Outreach Activities Ukrainian Culture on Display

From the Sacred to the Secular, from Monumental Ukrainian Churches to Prairie Giant Monuments

Epilogue

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780228017455

0228017459

OCLC:

1371143004