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Wales is a land with a vast wealth of ghost stories, including
fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that
go bump in the night. Whether these tales are based on true events,
or are the creations of active imaginations, is known only to those
who have experienced them – but what is certain is that their
power to delight and scare us remains undimmed to this day. In The
Folklore of Wales: Ghosts, renowned folklorists Delyth Badder and
Mark Norman present an intriguing and comprehensive selection of
ghostly accounts, illuminating key themes running through them, and
giving insights into the history and culture of Wales’s varied
regions and communities. With original Welsh texts, many translated
into English for the first time, the authors present a wide
panorama of stories and first-hand accounts that will be new to
even the most seasoned folklore reader. Ranging from the distant
past right up to the present day, this collection shines a
spotlight on the unique qualities of folkloric ghost beliefs in
Wales.
As featured in The New York Times... Throughout the history of
civilisation, traditional crafts have been passed down from hand to
skilled hand. Blacksmithing, brewing, beekeeping, baking, milling,
spinning, knitting and weaving: these skills held societies
together, and so too shaped their folklore and mythology. Exploring
the folklore connected with these rural crafts, Telling the Bees
examines the customs, superstitions and stories woven into some of
the world's oldest trades. From the spinning of the Fates to the
blacksmith's relationship with the devil, and the symbolism of John
Barleycorn to a ritual to create bees from the corpse of a cow -
these are the traditions upon which our modern world was built.
Devon has a long and rich folkloric heritage which has been
extensively collected over many years. This book consolidates more
than a century of research by eminent Devon folklorists into one
valuable study and builds on the vital work that was undertaken by
the Devonshire Association, providing insightful analysis of the
subject matter and drawing comparisons with folklore traditions
beyond the county. The first major work on Devon's folklore since
Ralph Whitlock’s short book published by the Folklore Society in
the 1970s, this volume brings the subject into the twenty-first
century with consideration of internet memes and modern lore,
demonstrating that ‘folklore’ does not equate to ‘old rural
practice’. With chapters covering the history of Devon's folklore
collecting, tales from the moors, the annual cycle, farming and the
weather, the devil, fairies, hauntings, black dogs, witchcraft and
modern lore, this will remain the standard work for many years to
come.
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7 Cures
Mark Norman Ratjens
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Discovery Miles 7 820
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Cinematics is a book that explores key areas of film theory from
the film language to genre. The book is split into five sections
dealing with biology, grammar, genre, catharsis and dynamism all
with examples from popular films and world classics.
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