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.
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: 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
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
A Feast of Folklore
Author: Ben Gazur
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
ISBN: 1800183178
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
"Diverting, delightful and deliciously weird enough to satisfy the most demanding appetite." — Christopher Hadley, author of The Road Folklorist Ben Gazur guides you through the dark alleys of British history to uncover how our food habits have been passed down through generations of folklore. Who was the first person to throw salt over their shoulder? Why do we think carrots can help us see in the dark? When did we start holding village fairs to honour gigantic apple pies? Or start hurling ourselves down hills in pursuit of a wheel of cheese? Gazur investigates the origins of famous food superstitions as well as much more bizarre and lesser-known tales too, from what day the devil urinates on blackberries to how to stop witches using eggshells as escape boats. Hilarious and fascinating, A Feast of Folklore will introduce you to the gloriously eccentric folk who aren’t often noticed by historians. Here lies a smorgasbord of their dark remedies and deadly delicacies, waiting to be discovered.
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
ISBN: 1800183178
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
"Diverting, delightful and deliciously weird enough to satisfy the most demanding appetite." — Christopher Hadley, author of The Road Folklorist Ben Gazur guides you through the dark alleys of British history to uncover how our food habits have been passed down through generations of folklore. Who was the first person to throw salt over their shoulder? Why do we think carrots can help us see in the dark? When did we start holding village fairs to honour gigantic apple pies? Or start hurling ourselves down hills in pursuit of a wheel of cheese? Gazur investigates the origins of famous food superstitions as well as much more bizarre and lesser-known tales too, from what day the devil urinates on blackberries to how to stop witches using eggshells as escape boats. Hilarious and fascinating, A Feast of Folklore will introduce you to the gloriously eccentric folk who aren’t often noticed by historians. Here lies a smorgasbord of their dark remedies and deadly delicacies, waiting to be discovered.
A Handbook to County Bibliography
Author: Arthur Lee Humphreys
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
County Folk-lore
Author:
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography
Author: Sir Arthur Mitchell
Publisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Notes and Queries
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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: Scottish History Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description