Author: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
Publisher: St. John's, Nfld. : Breakwater for the Department of folklore, Memorial University of Newfoundland
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Studies in Newfoundland Folklore
Strange Terrain
Author: Barbara Rieti
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894725804
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Thirty years after its original publication, a special anniversary edition of Barbara Rieti's iconic work Strange Terrain: The Fairy World in Newfoundland.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894725804
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Thirty years after its original publication, a special anniversary edition of Barbara Rieti's iconic work Strange Terrain: The Fairy World in Newfoundland.
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780920508138
Category : Labrador (N.L.)
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780920508138
Category : Labrador (N.L.)
Languages : en
Pages :
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Folklore Studies in Honour of Herbert Halpert
Author: Herbert Halpert
Publisher: St. John's : Memorial University of Newfoundland
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher: St. John's : Memorial University of Newfoundland
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
American Folklore
Author: Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113557877X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1687
Book Description
Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113557877X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1687
Book Description
Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
Making Witches
Author: Barbara Rieti
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773533605
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture. Those believed to have the power to influence the fortunes of others are not mythological characters but neighbours, relations, or even friends. Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch tradition, looking at why certain people acquired reputations as witches, and why others considered themselves bewitched. The tales that emerge - despite their seemingly fantastic elements of spells and black heart books, hags, and healing charms - concern everyday affairs and reveal the intense social interdependence central to outport life. Frequently featuring women, they provide fascinating new perspectives on female coping strategies in a volatile economy.By addressing the perennial human issues at the heart of witchcraft - construction of enmity and intertwined fate - these narrative accounts also illuminate older witch beliefs revealed in witchcraft trial documents. Making Witches shows that in storytelling communities with a rich legacy of witch lore, witch tradition has endured well into the twentieth century.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773533605
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture. Those believed to have the power to influence the fortunes of others are not mythological characters but neighbours, relations, or even friends. Drawing from her own interviews and a wealth of material from the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive, Barbara Rieti explores the range and depth of Newfoundland witch tradition, looking at why certain people acquired reputations as witches, and why others considered themselves bewitched. The tales that emerge - despite their seemingly fantastic elements of spells and black heart books, hags, and healing charms - concern everyday affairs and reveal the intense social interdependence central to outport life. Frequently featuring women, they provide fascinating new perspectives on female coping strategies in a volatile economy.By addressing the perennial human issues at the heart of witchcraft - construction of enmity and intertwined fate - these narrative accounts also illuminate older witch beliefs revealed in witchcraft trial documents. Making Witches shows that in storytelling communities with a rich legacy of witch lore, witch tradition has endured well into the twentieth century.
Publications of Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive
Author: Folklore and Language Archive
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Folklore Studies at Memorial University
Author: Herbert Halpert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
R L S
Folklore and Newfoundland
Author: Herbert Halpert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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