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Inis Beag revisited : the anthropologist as observant participator / John C. Messenger.
LIBRA GN21.M42 A36 1989
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Messenger, John C. (John Cowan), 1920-
- Standardized Title:
- Anthropologist at play
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Messenger, John C. (John Cowan), 1920-.
- Messenger, John C.
- Messenger, John C. (John Cowan), 1920- Song of the Massy.
- Anthropologists--Biography.
- Anthropologists.
- Ethnology--Fieldwork--Ireland--Inishbeg.
- Ethnology.
- Ballads--Ireland--Inishbeg.
- Ballads.
- Oral tradition--Ireland--Inishbeg.
- Oral tradition.
- Inishbeg (Ireland)--Social life and customs.
- Inishbeg (Ireland).
- Song of the Massy (Messenger, John C.).
- Ethnology--Fieldwork.
- Manners and customs.
- Ireland--Inishbeg.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 154 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Salem, Wis. : Sheffield, ©1989.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Prehistory and history of Inis Beag
- Inis Beag culture and personality
- The shipwreck and rescue
- The song tradition of Inis Beag
- Composing the ballad
- Analysis of the verses
- Consequesnces for research
- Aftermath: publish and perish
- Appendix I. The song of the massy: chronology of events
- Appendix II. "Exclusive eye-witness account"
- Appendix III. Problems of Irish ethnography.
- Notes:
- Originally published as: An anthropologist at play. 1983.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Messenger, John C. (John Cowan), 1920- Anthropologist at play. Inis Beag revisited.
- ISBN:
- 0881334081
- 9780881334081
- OCLC:
- 19579580
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