Body and tradition in nineteenth-century France : Félix Arnaudin and the moorlands of Gascony, 1870-1914 / William G. Pooley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pooley, William, 1985- author.

Series:

Past & present book series

The past and present book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arnaudin, Félix, 1844-1921.

Arnaudin, Félix.

Rural development--France--Gascony--History--19th century.

Rural development.

Ethnology--France--Gascony--History--19th century.

Ethnology.

History.

France--Gascony.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 195 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

The History of the Body p. 3

Why the Moorlands? p. 7

Folklore Sources and Methods p. 17

2 Arnaudin and the Moorlands p. 27

'The Invisible Félix Arnaudin' p. 29

Forestation and Folklore p. 32

Crafting a Terrain p. 38

Fieldwork Methods p. 42

3 Singers and Storytellers p. 49

'My Rustic Collaborators' p. 50

Networks p. 58

4 Body Talk p. 64

'From the Mouth of the People' p. 66

Body Parts and Fluids p. 70

The Unbridled Body p. 74

'The Earth Calls to Them' p. 78

Language Change p. 84

5 Monstrous Bodies p. 89

Changing Places p. 90

The Werewolf Tradition p. 93

The Poverty of Horror p. 97

Religion, Gender, and Family p. 101

6 Singing Love p. 107

The Shared Culture of Love p. 109

'They Eat the Jam, and Blame the Rats' p. 111

The Rise of Gossip p. 117

7 Silence and Chastity p. 125

Catherine's Silences p. 126

Catholicism p. 133

Sewing and Limping p. 138

8 Exploited Bodies p. 143

Foxes and Sharecroppers p. 144

The Loyalty of Donkeys p. 147

Henri and the Fox p. 151

Stars and Exemplars p. 162

Changing Cultures of the Body p. 164

The Moorlands and Beyond p. 166.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198847502

0198847505

OCLC:

1124156746

Publisher Number:

99983729466