An introduction to Scottish ethnology / edited by Alexander Fenton and Margaret A. Mackay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fenton, Alexander, editor.

Mackay, Margaret A., editor.

European Ethnological Research Centre.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Scottish life and society ; volume 1.

Scottish life and society : a compendium of Scottish ethnology ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Scotland.

Ethnology.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

xvi, 592 pages : illustrations, music, portraits ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : John Donald in association with the European Ethnological Research Centre, 2013.

Summary:

The publication of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton (1929- 2012). The series explores the many elements in Scottish history, language and culture which have shaped the identity of Scotland and Scots at local, regional and national level, placing these in an international context. Each of the thirteen volumes already published focuses on a particular theme or institution within Scottish society. This introduction provides an overview of the discipline of ethnology as it has developed in Scotland and more widely, the sources and methods for its study, and practical guidance on the means by which it can be examined within its constituent genres, based on the experience of those currently working with ethnological materials. Theory and practice are presented in an accessible fashion, making it an ideal companion for the student, the scholar and the interested amateur alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Ethnology

1 Ethnology as a Subject / Alexander Fenton Fenton, Alexander 13

2 A History of Ethnology in Scotland / Alexander Fenton Fenton, Alexander, Margaret A Mackay Mackay, Margaret A 49

3 Ethnological Fieldwork / Wendy Ugolini Ugolini, Wendy 71

Part 2 Preserving, Presenting and Rediscovering - Museums, Archives, Societies and Heritage

4 Material Culture / Hugh Cheape Cheape, Hugh 95

5 Museums and Ethnology / John Burnett Burnett, John 116

6 Scotland's Open-Air Museums / Bob Poivell Poivell, Bob 126

7 Archival Sources and Scottish Ethnology / David J Brown Brown, David J 140

8 Local History Societies / Alexander Murdoch Murdoch, Alexander 163

9 Ethnology and the Heritage Industry / Gary J West West, Gary J 175

Part 3 Select Ethnological Genres

10 Folk Narrative / Licia Masoni Masoni, Licia 191

11 Traditional Music / Katherine Campbell Campbell, Katherine 217

12 Scots Song / Valentina Bold Bold, Valentina 236

13 Gaelic Song / Morag MacLeod MacLeod, Morag 257

14 Custom, Belief and Folk Drama / Neill Martin Martin, Neill 278

15 Social Organisation / Margaret A Mackay Mackay, Margaret A 316

16 Onomastics / Ian Fraser Fraser, Ian, Doreen Waugh Waugh, Doreen 324

Part 4 Sources and Resources

17 Oral Testimony / Gary J West West, Gary J 345

18 Private Accounts / Heather Holmes Holmes, Heather 371

19 Public Accounts / Heather Holmes Holmes, Heather 408

20 Literary Sources / Valentina Bold Bold, Valentina 446

21 Broadsides, Chapbooks, Popular Periodicals and Newspapers / Edward J Cowan Cowan, Edward J, John Burnett Burnett, John 462

22 Gaelic Language and Lexicography / Catriona Mackie Mackie, Catriona, Lorna Pike Pike, Lorna 485

23 Ethnology and the Dictionaries of Scots / Keith Williamson Williamson, Keith 505

24 Creating a Digital Corpus of Ethnological Material / Andrew E Wiseman Wiseman, Andrew E 522

25 Photography / Andrew Blaikie Blaikie, Andrew 541.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781906566067

1906566062

1906566704

9781906566708

OCLC:

864784848

Publisher Number:

99954913875