A Dictionary Of English Folklore
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| Author | : Jacqueline Simpson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1046 |
| Release | : 2003-10-09 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0191578525 |
This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL
| Author | : Jacqueline Simpson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1045 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 019210019X |
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 | : Jacqueline Simpson |
| Publisher | : Oxford Reference Collection |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017-02-15 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780198804871 |
This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of theancient world.* Oral and Performance genres - Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressing* Superstitions - Charms, Rainbows, Wishbones* Characters - Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick Whittington* Supernatural Beliefs - Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showers* Calendar Customs - April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's Day
| Author | : Harry Kirke Swann |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 1913 |
| Genre | : Birds |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Maria Leach |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1236 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| Genre | : Folklore |
| ISBN | : 9780450024412 |
| Author | : Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : Mythology |
| ISBN | : 0192177478 |
| Author | : Alison Jones |
| Publisher | : Larousse Kingfisher Chambers |
| Total Pages | : 516 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : |
More than 1500 concise and colourful entries that give details on festivals, rites of passage, plant and herblore and theories about folklore are included in this comprehensive dictionary.
| Author | : S. R. F. Price |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 599 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780192802897 |
The Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion offers a fully rounded and highly authoritative point of access to all aspects of ancient religious life and thought. Dr Simon Price and Dr Emily Kearns, area advisers for the third edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary, have come together to select, revise, edit, and in some cases wholly recast, a large number of key entries from OCD to create this handy, accessible reference work on mythology and religion in the Graeco-Roman world. Bringing to the attention of a wider audience the authority and scholarly rigour of OCD, the Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion provides students, teachers, and general readers with an affordable comprehensive, and wide-ranging A-Z reference source. The Dictionary is unique in that in addition to Greek myths and Roman festivals it covers Greek and Roman religious places, monuments, religious personnel, divination, astrology, and magic, and also contains many entries on Judaism and Christianity in Greek and Roman times.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Presbyterian Publishing Corp |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2004-01-14 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 0203217896 |
In 1970 Katharine Briggs published in four volumes the vast and authoritative Dictionary of British Folktales and Legends to wide acclaim. This sampler comprises the very best of those tales and legends. Gathered within, readers will find an extravagance of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and kings with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling, from the hilarious 'Three Sillies' to the delightfully macabre 'Sammle's Ghost'.
| Author | : Robert Elsie |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780814722145 |
In some senses, Albania is a living museum of the past. Originally a small herding community in the most inaccessible reaches of the Balkans, the presence of Albanians in southeastern Europe has been documented for over a thousand years. Albanian traditional folk culture, which evolved over centuries of relative isolation, is surprisingly rich. Yet despite recent events this culture remains little known to the Western world. Due to the lasting effects of a half century of Stalinist dictatorship, very few individuals even in Albania know much about their own popular traditions. The Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology, and Folk Culture makes available for the first time a wealth of knowledge about Albanian popular belief and folk customs. Alphabetical entries shed light on blood feuding, figures of Albanian mythology, religious beliefs, communities, and sects, calendar feasts and rituals, and popular superstitions, as well as birth, marriage, and funeral customs, and sexual mores. This unique volume will stand as the standard reference work on the subject for years to come.
