Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit

Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit PDF Author: Margaret R. Robertson
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 177282352X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Book Description
An examination of the practice of mummery in Newfoundland including a discussion of mummering time, groups, costumes, and behaviour. The author argues that mummery reflects cultural values and is a ritual response to a liminal state.

Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit

Newfoundland mummers' Christmas house-visit PDF Author: Margaret R. Robertson
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 177282352X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Book Description
An examination of the practice of mummery in Newfoundland including a discussion of mummering time, groups, costumes, and behaviour. The author argues that mummery reflects cultural values and is a ritual response to a liminal state.

The Newfoundland Mummers' Christmas House-visit

The Newfoundland Mummers' Christmas House-visit PDF Author: Margaret R. Robertson
Publisher: National Library of Canada
ISBN:
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Calabrese folklore

Calabrese folklore PDF Author: Maria C. Augimeri
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823570
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265

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Book Description
A presentation of the folklore and folkways of Calabrese immigrants residing in Toronto, Ontario as recorded in 1980 and 1981.

Lots of stories

Lots of stories PDF Author: Pauline Greenhill
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823589
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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An ethnopoetic study of Maritime narratives collected by Helen Creighton. In addition to the presentation of the original texts, brief descriptions of the storytellers are offered and the context in which the stories were told leads to a consideration of the art of storytelling in this region.

Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life

Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life PDF Author: Jack Santino
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870498138
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Book Description
However, the essays in this volume also suggest that there is something ironic and unsettling about the immense popularity of a holiday whose main images are of death, evil, and the grotesque. Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life is a unique contribution that questions our concepts of religiosity and spirituality while contributing to our understanding of Halloween as a rich and diverse reflection of our society's past, present, and future identity.

Many are strong among the strangers

Many are strong among the strangers PDF Author: Ellen Karp
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823538
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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A compilation of thirty-four songs of differing ethnicity from the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies folklore collections. The songs are presented in their original language with English translation.

Médecine et religion populaires / Folk medicine and religion

Médecine et religion populaires / Folk medicine and religion PDF Author: Pierre Crépeau
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 2760324192
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Book Description
This paper presents the proceedings of the XIth symposium on folk religions held in Ottawa, September 27, 1980 under the title, “Folk Medicine and Folk Religion.”/ Ce dossier présente les actes du XIe colloque sur les religions populaires tenu à Ottawa, le 27 septembre 1980, sous le titre « Médecine populaire et religions traditionnelles. »

Fiddle music in the Ottawa Valley

Fiddle music in the Ottawa Valley PDF Author: Carmelle Bégin
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823554
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 125

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A musical exploration of the repertoire of Ottawa Valley fiddler, Dawson Girdwood. Transcripts of the tunes, including variations, embellishments, and bowing indications are provided.

Nothing but stars

Nothing but stars PDF Author: Magnus Einarsson
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823546
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Book Description
From the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies are gathered an assortment of legends, anecdotes, poems and songs which reflect the immigration experiences of individuals from twenty-two Canadian ethnic groups.

Dictionary of Newfoundland English

Dictionary of Newfoundland English PDF Author: W.J. Kirwin
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690658
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 858

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Book Description
The Dictionary of Newfoundland English, first published in 1982 to regional, national, and international acclaim, is a historical dictionary that gives the pronunciations and definitions for words that the editors have called "Newfoundland English." The varieties of English spoken in Newfoundland date back four centuries, mainly to the early seventeenth-century migratory English fishermen of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset, and to the seventeenth- to the nineteenth-century immigrants chiefly from southeastern Ireland. Culled from a vast reading of books, newspapers, and magazines, this book is the most sustained reading ever undertaken of the written words of this province. The dictionary gives not only the meaning of words, but also presents each word with its variant spellings. Moreover, each definition is succeeded by an all-important quotation of usage which illustrates the typical context in which word is used. This well-researched, impressive work of scholarship illustrates how words and phrases have evolved and are used in everyday speech and writing in a specific geographical area. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is one of the most important, comprehensive, and thorough works dealing with Newfoundland. Its publication, a great addition to Newfoundlandia, Canadiana, and lexicography, provides more than a regional lexicon. In fact, this entertaining and delightful book presents a panoramic view of the social, cultural, and natural history, as well as the geography and economics, of the quintessential lifestyle of one of Canada's oldest European-settled areas. This second edition contains a supplement offering approximately 1500 new or expanded entries, an increase of more than 30 per cent over the first edition. Besides new words, the supplement includes modified and additional senses of old words and fresh derivations and usages.