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Folklore : a journey through the past and present / Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davies, Owen, 1969- author.
- Houlbrook, Ceri, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Great Britain--History.
- Folklore.
- Folklore--Great Britain.
- Folklore--History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 328 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "In this ground-breaking book, two leading experts provide the definitive survey of British folklore past and present. Across thirteen themed chapters, Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook explore folklore in all its remarkable variations, from village rituals and fairytalesto UFO legends and internet fan fiction. Travelling through a landscape of witches, wizards, and wicker men, they reveal how folklore has been researched and written about in the past and show how it continues to be lived in the present. At the same time, they provide the reader with a valuable toolkit for understanding how to interpret the diverse examples given. The book's key message is that folklore is much more than the fossilised remains of a distant, rural past. Folklore is and always has been ubiquitous, dynamic, and political. It is a living tradition that draws from many sources, including migrant communities, and is forever being renewed and updated."-- Frontjacket flap.
- Contents:
- Introduction : a tale of British folklore studies
- Part I. Coming together and taking part
- The ritual year
- Performance
- Part II. Stories
- Storytelling
- Legends
- Part III. Environment
- Folklore of the natural world
- Folk medicine
- Part IV. Spiritual life
- Living with a supernatural world
- Ritual in the landscape
- Part V. Intimate life
- Childlore
- Domestic life
- Part VI. Modern media
- Broadcasting folklore
- Digital folklore
- Part VII. Identity
- The folklore of nations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1526180383
- 9781526180384
- OCLC:
- 1502708534
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000265823
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