SUNDAY: A HISTORY OF THE FIRST DAY FROM BABYLONIA TO THE SUPERBOWL

Book ID/图书代码： 07042007B10355

English Summary/英文概要： Sunday occupies a unique place in Western civilization. But how did we come to have a day with such a singular set of traditions? Here, historian Craig Harline examines Sunday from its ancient beginnings to recent America in a fascinating blend of facts and anecdotes. For early Christians, the first day of the week was a time to celebrate the liturgy and observe the Resurrection. But over time, Sunday in the Western world took on still other meanings and rituals, especially in the addition of both rest and recreation to the day’s activities. Harline illuminates these changes in enlightening profiles of Sunday in medieval Catholic England, Sunday in the Reformation, and Sunday in nineteenth-century France—home of the most envied and sometimes despised Sunday of the modern world. He continues with moving portraits of soldiers and civilians observing Sunday during World War I, examines the quiet Sunday of England in the 1930s, and concludes with the convergence of various European traditions in the American Sunday, which also adds some distinctly original habits of its own, including in the realms of commerce and professional sports. With engaging prose and scholarly integrity, Sunday is an entertaining and long-overdue look at a significant hallmark of Western culture.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 星期天在西方文明史上有着非比寻常的地位和意义。但你知道具有独特意义的“星期天”是如何成为我们生活中的惯例的吗？在本书中，作者Historian Craig介绍了许多从古代起源到近代的美国社会所发生的各种与星期天相关的历史事实和趣闻佚事。对于早期的基督教徒来说，每周的第一天是举办礼拜仪式和庆祝耶稣复活的日子。但过了不久，在西方社会中，星期天开始象征了更多其它的意义和各种不同的宗教礼拜仪式，尤其是附有了休息日和娱乐活动日的意义。 Harline详细的说明了星期天在中世纪英国天主教期间、十六世纪的宗教改革期间、十九世纪的法国社会中所代表的不同意义，以及是如何演变成现代社会中最让人盼望，时而又忽略的日子，这些具有启迪作用的档案帮助读者更加深其的印象。另外，在书中作者还叙述了在第一次世界大战期间，平民是如何看待和度过星期天的；探讨了在二十世纪三十年代时，英国平和的星期天；总结了在美国，每周的星期天有着哪些多种多样的欧洲传统习俗；让读者了解到星期天独特、新颖的知识文化，包括商业和专业体育项目的领域。作者用吸引人的散文体写形式和完全学者风范忠于原著的描写，告诉读者快乐而又让人翘首盼望的星期天是西方文化的重要特征。

Awards/获奖情况：Doubleday paid $100,000 北美權

About the Author/作者介绍： CRAIG HARLINE, a professor of history at Brigham Young University, is the author of A Bishop’s Tale, The Burdens of Sister Margaret, and Miracles at the Jesus Oak. His research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Philosophical Society, the American Council of Learned Societies, and other granting agencies. He lives in Orem, Utah.
CRAIG HARLINE是Brigham Young 大学的历史教授，并著有《A Bishop’s Tale》、《The Burdens of Sister Margaret》、《Miracles at the Jesus Oak》。国家慈善基金会、美国哲学协会、美国社会学议会和其它授权机构都一直对他的研究项目、研究课题进行资助。他现居住于Orem和Utah两地。

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