Folklore back issues from October 2001:
Burglars and Burglaries in Contemporary Legends.
Oct 01, 2001; ... Among the several anxieties to which contemporary legends respond, through the narration of events bordering on the believable, is the fear of violation of one's property, especially one's home. In this essay, the notion of "burglars and burglaries" is extended beyond its usual boundaries ...
The Scouring of the Shire: Fairies, Trolls and Pixies in Eco-Protest Culture.
Oct 01, 2001; ... Abstract Environmental protest in Britain in the 1990s flourished with the growth of the direct action movement. A distinctive culture of protest emerged, particularly in response to the construction of new roads, with its own radicalised spirituality known as "eco-paganism." ...
Killer Khilats, Part 2: Imperial Collecting of Poison Dress Legends in India.
Oct 01, 2001; ... Abstract This article presents the English language collecting histories of seven legends of death by Poison Dress that were recorded in early modern India (set out in "Killer Khilats, Part 1"). The tales express fears of contamination, either symbolic or real, aroused by the ...
An Axis Jump: British Colonialism in the Oral Folk Narratives of Nineteenth-Century India.
Oct 01, 2001; ... Abstract How did colonialism add on to the repertoire of Indian oral folk narratives? In its everyday life colonial society had to deal with inter-culturality at every level--from personal to social. The colonisers' narratives about this experience have been known in the vast ...
Divination as a Way of Knowing: Embodiment, Visualisation, Narrative, and Interpretation.
Oct 01, 2001; ... Abstract Divination, which is a way of exploring the unknown, has been practised worldwide for millennia. It involves complementary modes of cognition associated with representational and presentational symbolism. Wherever a theory of divination has been carefully elicited from ...
Prince Mohammad, Fereydun, Thraetaona, and Trita Aptya: Themes and Connections in Persian Narratives.
Oct 01, 2001; ... There is a well-known Persian folktale that is transmitted in many versions, not only in Iran, but also in neighbouring countries. It is known as "The Tale of Prince Mohammad." More than twenty versions of this tale have been recorded by Persian folklorists, sometimes under alternative ...
Popular Representations of the Trinity in England, 990-1300.
Oct 01, 2001; ... To the ordinary layman in England in 990-1300, whether knight or peasant, a sense of divine power was omnipresent. Trinitarian belief was expressed on all sides by the frequent use of the blessing "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," whether by priests during ...
Herbert Halpert, 1911-2000.
Oct 01, 2001; ... a Born in New York City on 23 August 1911, Herbert Halpert became interested in folklore in his teens. This led him to undertake fieldwork on childlore for his M.A. in Anthropology on "Folk Rhymes of New York City Children" at Columbia University, where he studied with Ruth Benedict and ...
Katharine Briggs Folklore Award 2000: Judges' Report.(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Katharine Briggs Folklore Award for 2000 was presented at University College London by Folklore Society President, Professor W. F. H. Nicolaisen, on 7 November 2000. The award ceremony followed the annual Katharine Briggs Lecture, which on this occasion was given by Dr Clare Gittings ...
"Folklore and the Historian".
Oct 01, 2001; ... A conference held at the Warburg Institute, London, on Saturday 6 May 2000 Eighty people attended this one-day conference in London entitled "Folklore and the Historian." While most of the dozen speakers were professional historians, the audience was largely made up of ...
"Beyond the Witch Trials: The North European Experience".
Oct 01, 2001; ... A conference held at the Watford campus of the University of Hertfordshire, 9 December 2000, and organised by Owen Davies and Willem de Blecourt The aim of this conference was to explore the continuing place of witchcraft and counter-magic in popular belief after legal ...
Chapbooks and Traditional Drama Part II: Christmas Rhyme Books.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Chapbooks and Traditional Drama Part II: Christmas Rhyme Books. By Georgina Boyes, Michael J. Preston and Paul Smith. Sheffield: National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, University of Sheffield, 1999. pbk. iv + 46 pp. Illus. 6.00 [pounds sterling]. ISSN 1466-7347 The ...
"A petygree of the Plouboys or modes dancers songs": The Morris Dance at Revesby: A Facsimile of the 1779 Manuscript in the Lincolnshire Archives.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... "A petygree of the Plouboys or modes dancers songs": The Morris Dance at Revesby: A Facsimile of the 1779 Manuscript in the Lincolnshire Archives. With an Introduction and transcription by Michael J. Preston and Paul Smith. Sheffield: National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, ...
All the World's Reward: Folktales Told by Five Scandinavian Storytellers.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... All the World's Reward: Folktales Told by Five Scandinavian Storytellers. Edited by Reimund Kvideland and Henning K. Sehmsdorf. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1999. 344 pp. Illus. $50.00 hbk, $25.00 pbk. ISBN 0-295-97810-4 (hbk), 0-295-97754-X (pbk) The ...
Witchcraft, Magic and Culture, 1736-1951.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Witchcraft, Magic and Culture, 1736-1951. By Owen Davies. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 1999. 337 pp. 15.99 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-7490-5656-X These two excellent books, together with several papers which Owen Davies has published in various journals ...
A People Bewitched: Witchcraft and Magic in Nineteenth Century Somerset.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... A People Bewitched: Witchcraft and Magic in Nineteenth Century Somerset. By Owen Davies. Available from the author, Lusty Hill Farm, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0BS. 180 pp. 12.99 [pounds sterling] + 1 [pounds sterling] p&p. These two excellent books, together with several papers ...
The Jimmy Shand Story.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Jimmy Shand Story. By Ian Cameron. Edinburgh: Scottish Cultural Press, 1998. 208 pp. B/W illus. 14.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1-84017-019-0 For many people, their first encounter with Scottish traditional music came via Jimmy Shand; indeed, one of the first LPs of ...
The Rise of Modern Mythology 1680-1860.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Rise of Modern Mythology 1680-1860. By Burton Feldman and Robert D. Richardson, Jr. Foreword by Wendy Doniger. Foreword to 1972 edition by Mircea Eliade. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2000. 564 pp. 16.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-253-20188-8 As ...
Welsh Nots, Welsh Notes and Welsh Nuts: A Dictionary of Phrases with the Word "Welsh.".(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Welsh Nots, Welsh Notes and Welsh Nuts: A Dictionary of Phrases with the Word "Welsh." By T. B. Edwards. Welsh Heritage Series, no. 8. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1998. 175 pp. 4.75 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-86381-485-9 The Welsh Heritage Series of pocket books published by ...
Wild West Shows.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Wild West Shows. By Paul Reddin. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999. xvi + 312 pp. Illus. $21.95 pbk, $49.95 hbk. ISBN 0-252-06787-8 (pbk), 0-252-02464-8 (hbk) This book's title is slightly misleading because it suggests some kind of encyclopaedic coverage of ...
Old-Time Masquerading in the US Virgin Islands.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Old-Time Masquerading in the US Virgin Islands. By Robert W. Nicholls. St Thomas: The Virgin Islands Humanities Council, 1998. pbk. ix + 220 pp. Illus. ISBN 1-886007-09-8 The annual carnival at St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands was formally established in 1952; a ...
King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend. By Rodney Castleden. London and New York: Routledge, 2000. hbk. 265 pp. Illus. 19.99 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-415-19575-6 This well-produced book examines a question posed many times--who and what (if he ever existed) was King ...
The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe. Series Editors, Bengt Ankarloo and Stuart Clark. London: Athlone Press, 1999. Each vol. 45 [pounds sterling] hbk, 17.99 [pounds sterling] pbk In recent years, there has been a remarkable outpouring of academic witchcraft ...
Ancient Greece and Rome.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Vol. 2: Ancient Greece and Rome, 394 pp. ISBN 0-485-89002-X (hbk), 0-485-89102-6 (pbk) In recent years, there has been a remarkable outpouring of academic witchcraft studies, of which these finely researched and judiciously balanced volumes provide an excellent example. There ...
The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Vol. 5: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, 340 pp. ISBN 0-485-89005-4 (hbk), 0-485-89105-0 (pbk) In recent years, there has been a remarkable outpouring of academic witchcraft studies, of which these finely researched and judiciously balanced volumes provide an excellent ...
The Twentieth Century.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Vol. 6: The Twentieth Century, 244 pp. ISBN 0-485-89006-2 (hbk), 0-485-89106-6 (pbk) In recent years, there has been a remarkable outpouring of academic witchcraft studies, of which these finely researched and judiciously balanced volumes provide an excellent example. There are ...
The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia. By W. F. Ryan. Stroud: Sutton, 1999. hbk. 504 pp. Illus. 50.00 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-7509-2110-2 The most thorough and detailed study to date on the magic and divination of Russian and Eastern ...
Magic, Body and Social Order: The Construction of Gender Through Women's Private Rituals in Traditional Finland.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Magic, Body and Social Order: The Construction of Gender Through Women's Private Rituals in Traditional Finland. By Laura Stark-Arola. Studia Fennica Folkloristica, no. 5. Helsinki: SKS, 1998. 331 pp. B/W illus. 160 Finnmarks. ISBN 951-746-051-1 The most recent volume of Studia ...
Melusines continentales et insulaires.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Melusines continentales et insulaires. Edited by Jeanne Boivin and Proinsias Mac Cana. Nouvelle Bibliotheque du Moyen Age, no. 49. Paris: Honore Champion, 1999. 350 pp. 360 F. ISBN 2-7453-0076-8 This book publishes the seventeen papers delivered at a 1997 conference held in ...
Reading Russian Fortunes: Print Culture, Gender and Divination in Russia from 1765.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Reading Russian Fortunes: Print Culture, Gender and Divination in Russia from 1765. By Faith Wigzell. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. 250 pp. Illus. 40.00 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-521-58123-0 This book is a study of Russian fortunetelling, looking at fortunetelling ...
The Restless Dead: Encounters Between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Restless Dead: Encounters Between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece. By Sarah Iles Jonston. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. xxi + 329 pp. 30.00 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-520-21707-1 Jonston begins her book with the odd remark that "the possibility ...
The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story!(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story! By Jan Harold Brunvand. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2000. 217 pp. $22.95. ISBN 0-252-02424-9 This collection of thirteen papers is the latest publication of Jan Harold Brunvand, author of six collections of ...
Memory, Wisdom and Healing: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Memory, Wisdom and Healing: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine. By Gabrielle Hatfield. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 1999. xii + 209 pp. Illus. 25.00 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-7509-1945-0 Although described in its title as a "history," this work is a series of eight intelligent ...
"Silent as Waters We Live." Old Believers in Russia and Abroad: Cultural Encounter with the Finno-Ugrians.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... "Silent as Waters We Live." Old Believers in Russia and Abroad: Cultural Encounter with the Finno-Ugrians. Edited by Juha Pentikainen. Studia Fennica Folkloristica, no. 6. Helsinki: SKS, 1999. 139 pp. B/W illus. 175 Finnmarks. ISBN 951-746-034-1 "Silent as Waters We Live" is a ...
Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress: European Empires and Exotic Uniforms.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress: European Empires and Exotic Uniforms. By Thomas S. Abler. Oxford: Berg, 1999. hbk. vii + 200 pp. Illus. 44.99 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1-85973-201-1 If, as Karl von Clausewitz taught, war is "a continuation of policy carried out by other ...
New Directions in Celtic Studies.(Review)
Oct 01, 2001; ... New Directions in Celtic Studies. Edited by Amy Hale and Philip Payton. Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2000. x + 235 pp. 14.99 [pounds sterling] pbk, 42.50 [pounds sterling] hbk. ISBN 0-85989-587-4 (pbk), 0-85989-622-6 (hbk) Deconstructing Celtic Studies is something of a ...