by Joan Amades · El Mèdol · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495559449
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The book 'El Naixement: Costums I Creences' by Joan Amades, published by El Mèdol, is a facsimile edition that explores the traditions and beliefs related to birth. With 120 pages, this book in Catalan offers a look at the habits and behaviors surrounding this event, recovering the most popular pocket collection on folklore monographs. A work commented on by specialists in each subject, ideal for readers interested in popular culture and ancestral customs.
Joan Amades i Gelats was a Catalan ethnologist and folklorist. An autodidact, he worked at the historical archive of the city of Barcelona and at the Museum of Industry and Popular Arts of the same city. From 1956 onwards, he collaborated with UNESCO. He was also an important promoter of Esperanto and founded the Federació Esperantista Catalana. Perhaps the most important book in his large bibliography is Costumari Català, the main work for the study of Catalan popular culture.
