Author: John Ewart Simpkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Examples of Printed Folk-lore Concerning Fife
Author: John Ewart Simpkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Examples of Printed Folk-lore Concerning Fife ...
Author: Folklore Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-lore, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-lore, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
County Folk-Lore - Volume VII - Examples of Printed Folk-Lore Concerning Fife with Some Notes on Clackmannan and Kinross-Shires
Author: John Ewart Simpkins
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528799542
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Part of the successful county folklore series - this book is packed full of superstitions, customs and old wives tales. A great book for anybody in or around Fife, or with an interest in the rich folklore of the United Kingdom. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528799542
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Part of the successful county folklore series - this book is packed full of superstitions, customs and old wives tales. A great book for anybody in or around Fife, or with an interest in the rich folklore of the United Kingdom. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Examples of Printed Folk-lore Concerning Fife ...
Author: John Ewart Simpkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, Scots
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, Scots
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author: Scottish History Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography
Author: Sir Arthur Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment
Author: Lizanne Henderson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137313242
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment represents the first in-depth investigation of Scottish witchcraft and witch belief post-1662, the period of supposed decline of such beliefs, an age which has been referred to as the 'long eighteenth century', coinciding with the Scottish Enlightenment. The late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were undoubtedly a period of transition and redefinition of what constituted the supernatural, at the interface between folk belief and the philosophies of the learned. For the latter the eradication of such beliefs equated with progress and civilization but for others, such as the devout, witch belief was a matter of faith, such that fear and dread of witches and their craft lasted well beyond the era of the major witch-hunts. This study seeks to illuminate the distinctiveness of the Scottish experience, to assess the impact of enlightenment thought upon witch belief, and to understand how these beliefs operated across all levels of Scottish society.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137313242
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment represents the first in-depth investigation of Scottish witchcraft and witch belief post-1662, the period of supposed decline of such beliefs, an age which has been referred to as the 'long eighteenth century', coinciding with the Scottish Enlightenment. The late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were undoubtedly a period of transition and redefinition of what constituted the supernatural, at the interface between folk belief and the philosophies of the learned. For the latter the eradication of such beliefs equated with progress and civilization but for others, such as the devout, witch belief was a matter of faith, such that fear and dread of witches and their craft lasted well beyond the era of the major witch-hunts. This study seeks to illuminate the distinctiveness of the Scottish experience, to assess the impact of enlightenment thought upon witch belief, and to understand how these beliefs operated across all levels of Scottish society.
Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Folklore
Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.
Scottish Fairy Belief
Author: Lizanne Henderson
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788854330
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The authorities told folk what they ought to believe, but what did they really believe? Throughout Scottish history, people have believed in fairies. They were a part of everyday life, as real as the sunrise, and as incontrovertible as the existence of God. While fairy belief was only a fragment of a much larger complex, the implications of studying this belief tradition are potentially vast, revealing some understanding of the worldview of the people of past centuries. This book, the first modern study of the subject, examines the history and nature of fairy belief, the major themes and motifs, the demonising attack upon the tradition, and the attempted reinstatement of the reality of fairies at the end of the seventeenth century, as well as their place in ballads and in Scottish literature.
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788854330
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The authorities told folk what they ought to believe, but what did they really believe? Throughout Scottish history, people have believed in fairies. They were a part of everyday life, as real as the sunrise, and as incontrovertible as the existence of God. While fairy belief was only a fragment of a much larger complex, the implications of studying this belief tradition are potentially vast, revealing some understanding of the worldview of the people of past centuries. This book, the first modern study of the subject, examines the history and nature of fairy belief, the major themes and motifs, the demonising attack upon the tradition, and the attempted reinstatement of the reality of fairies at the end of the seventeenth century, as well as their place in ballads and in Scottish literature.