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Author : Christina Hole
Publisher : London : Hutchinson
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015000675267
Author : Christina Hole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015035023434
A nationwide listing of folk customs and practices, both past and present, in the British Isles. The book covers events around the country such as April Noddy Day, the Furry Dance and clipping the church, alongside more familiar commemorations such as Guy Fawkes, Ash Wednesday and hot cross buns.
Author : Henry Buckton
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752477374
In England today we enjoy a rich diversity of folk traditions, many of which can trace their beginnings back hundreds of years. They stem from every phase of our antiquity and embody all the peoples who have traditionally enriched our culture. In this book we visit some of the best known examples, including mumming, cheese rolling, tree dressing, rushbearing, beating the bounds, flitch trials and Wassailing, among many other customs, festivals and traditions. Covering all aspects of English folklore and tradition, including myths, legends, traditional song and dance, games, seasonal events and calendar customs, this volume encompasses the history of many of England's best-loved folk traditions.
Author : Peter Hampson Ditchfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11803610
Author : Homer Sykes
Publisher : London : G. Fraser
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036946510
A unique photographic documentation of Britain's annual folk customs.
Author : Michael Howard
Publisher : Holmes Publishing Group Llc
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 1898307342
Author : George Laurence Gomme
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102128811X
This comprehensive reference book offers a fascinating look at the rich and varied world of British folklore. Gomme provides detailed entries on a wide range of topics, including folk customs, beliefs, and superstitions, as well as the origins and meanings of traditional music, dance, and storytelling. The Dictionary of British Folklore is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of the British Isles. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Wirt Sikes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781365619663
British Goblins - Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions. British Goblins does a good job at its stated purpose - collecting and loosely categorizing Welsh Folklore of every category, ranging from the reasons behind certain customs and superstitions of daily life, to descriptions and associated stories of various faeries, goblins, and giants, to descriptions of apparitions and the view of the afterlife, to more fantastic things, like dragons, standing stones, and magic wells and stones. Although a somewhat anecdotal approach is taken, the author has in fact preserved a good deal of information that might have otherwise been lost.
Author : Mercia MacDermott
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 1853024856
In this descriptive study Marcia MacDermott presents information previously unavailable in the English language, exploring the history and continuity of Bulgarian traditions, beliefs and lifestyles.
Author : P. Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135794934
This comprehensive and versatile reference source will be a most important tool for anyone wishing to seek out information on virtually any aspect of British affairs, life and culture. The resources of a detailed bibliography, directory and journals listing are combined in this single volume, forming a unique guide to a multitude of diverse topics - British politics, government, society, literature, thought, arts, economics, history and geography. Academic subjects as taught in British colleges and universities are covered, with extensive reading lists of books and journals and sources of information for each discipline, making this an invaluable manual.
Author : Arthur Cliffe,Gustav Schad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:721563553
Author : Jacqueline Simpson,Stephen Roud
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 997 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : England
ISBN : 9780192100191
Are there any legends about cats? Is Cinderella an English story? What is (or was) a Mumming Play? The subject of folklore covers an extremely wide field, with connections to virtually every aspect of life. It ranges from the bizarre to the seemingly mundane. Similarly, folklore is as much afeature of the modern technological age as the ancient world, of every part of the country, both urban and rural, and of every age group and occupation. Containing 2,000 entries, from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this new reference work is an absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore. Aimed at a broad general readership, the dictionary provides an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as the Babesin the Wood, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood, and gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore, from nosebleeds and wishbones to cats and hot cross buns.
Author : Sir George Laurence 1853-1916 Gomme
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021441422
This comprehensive study of British folk culture explores the folk songs, games, and dances that have been passed down through generations. Sir George Laurence Gomme, a pioneering folklorist who was also a lawyer and politician, collected and analyzed these traditions to shed light on the history and customs of the British people. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Michael Brocken
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000628630
Almost 20 years ago Michael Brocken created from his doctoral research, what became both a seminal and contested volume concerning the social mores surrounding the British Folk Revival up to that point in time: The British Folk Revival 1944–2002. In this long-overdue second edition he revisits not only his own research, but also that of others from the 1990s and early 21st century. He then considers how a discourse of folkloric authenticity emerged in the closing years of the 19th century and how a worrying nationalistic immanence came to surround folk music and dance during the inter-war years. Brocken also proposes that the media: records, radio and TV in post-WWII folk revivalism can offer us important insights into how self-directed learning of the folk guitar emerged. Brocken moves on to consider the business structures of the contemporary folk scene and how relationships are formed between contemporary folk business and the digital and social media spheres. In his penultimate chapter he discusses the masculinisation of folk traditions and asks important questions about how our folk traditions are carried and are authorised. In the final chapter he also considers the rise of an exciting new folk live music built environment.
Author : Margaret Baker
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0715392492