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Beschreibung

A gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

In this ground-breaking book, two leading experts provide the definitive guide to British folklore past and present. Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook explore folklore in all its remarkable variations, from village rituals and fairy tales to UFO legends and internet fanfiction. 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.

A gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

In this ground-breaking book, two leading experts provide the definitive guide to British folklore past and present. Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook explore folklore in all its remarkable variations, from village rituals and fairy tales to UFO legends and internet fanfiction. 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.
Über den Autor
Owen Davies is a cultural historian who has published widely on the subject of witchcraft and magic.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Verlagswesen
Genre: Importe, Medienwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781526180384
ISBN-10: 1526180383
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Houlbrook, Ceri
Davies, Owen
Hersteller: Manchester University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Easy Access System Europe, Mustamäe Tee 50, ?-10621 Tallinn, gpsr.requests@easproject.com
Maße: 237 x 161 x 34 mm
Von/Mit: Ceri Houlbrook (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.09.2025
Gewicht: 0,551 kg
Artikel-ID: 133714174

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