Traveller storytelling in Scotland : folklore, ideology, cultural identity / Robert Fell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fell, Robert, active 2022- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people)--Folklore.

Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people).

Storytelling--Scotland.

Storytelling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 220 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.

Summary:

This text unravels the complexities of traditional storytelling and uses creative analytical techniques to uncover the meanings of the stories we tell. The reader is first acquainted with conceptualisations of how stories make meaning in our lives, then guided through a selection of stories from the rich traditions of Scotland's Traveller and Nawken/Nacken communities.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction: Ethnicity and Otherness

Part I

1 The Travellers in Scotland

2 How do Stories Mean?

3 Cultural Identity and Storytelling

Part II

4 Negotiating Cultural Identity

5 International Tales and Traveller Ecotypes

6 The Burkers and Ideological Resistance

7 Storytelling and the Supernatural

8 Magical Places, Magical Money

Conclusion: Storytelling as Cultural Continuity

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 1, 2026).

ISBN:

1-3995-2636-7