The Proceedings of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society

The Proceedings of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society
Title The Proceedings of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society PDF eBook
Author Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society
Publisher
Pages 176
Release 1954
Genre Anthropology
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The Proceedings of the Scottish Anthropological Society

The Proceedings of the Scottish Anthropological Society
Title The Proceedings of the Scottish Anthropological Society PDF eBook
Author Scottish Anthropological Society
Publisher
Pages 116
Release 1934
Genre Anthropology
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Folklore and Nation in Britain and Ireland

Folklore and Nation in Britain and Ireland
Title Folklore and Nation in Britain and Ireland PDF eBook
Author Matthew Cheeseman
Publisher Routledge
Pages 290
Release 2021-08-30
Genre History
ISBN 1000440435

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This collection explores folklore and folkloristics within the diverse and contested national discourses of Britain and Ireland, examining their role in shaping the islands’ constituent nations from the eighteenth century to our contemporary moment of uncertainty and change. This book is concerned with understanding folklore, particularly through its intersections with the narratives of nation entwined within art, literature, disciplinary practice and lived experience. By following these ideas throughout history into the twenty-first century, the authors show how notions of the folk have inspired and informed varied points from the Brothers Grimm to Brexit. They also examine how folklore has been adapting to the real and imagined changes of recent political events, acquiring newfound global and local rhetorical power. This collection asks why, when and how folklore has been deployed, enacted and considered in the context of national ideologies and ideas of nationhood in Britain and Ireland. Editors Cheeseman and Hart have crafted a thoughtful and timely collection, ideal for students and scholars of folklore, history, literature, anthropology, sociology and media studies.

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology
Title An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology PDF eBook
Author Alexander Fenton
Publisher Birlinn
Pages 641
Release 2013-08-06
Genre History
ISBN 1907909214

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The publication of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton. The series explores the many elements in Scottish history, language and culture which have shaped the identity of Scotland and Scots at local, regional and national level, placing these in an international context. Each of the thirteen volumes already published focuses on a particular theme or institution within Scottish society. This introduction provides an overview of the discipline of ethnology as it has developed in Scotland and more widely, the sources and methods for its study, and practical guidance on the means by which it can be examined within its constituent genres, based on the experience of those currently working with ethnological materials. Theory and practice are presented in an accessible fashion, making it an ideal companion for the student, the scholar and the interested amateur alike.

Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Traditional Literatures

Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Traditional Literatures
Title Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Traditional Literatures PDF eBook
Author Sarah Dunnigan
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Pages 219
Release 2013-08-20
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 074868459X

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Introduces Scotland's contribution to forms of traditional culture and expression - folk narrative, ballad, legend, song, broadsides and chapbooks.

Folklore and Folklife

Folklore and Folklife
Title Folklore and Folklife PDF eBook
Author Richard M. Dorson
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 574
Release 1972
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0226158713

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Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.

The Brahan Seer

The Brahan Seer
Title The Brahan Seer PDF eBook
Author Alex Sutherland
Publisher Peter Lang
Pages 286
Release 2009
Genre History
ISBN 9783039118687

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The Brahan Seer is a legendary figure known throughout Scotland and the Scottish Diaspora and indeed anywhere there is an interest in looking into the future. This book traces the legend of the Seer between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries. It considers the seer figure in relation to aspects of Scottish Highland culture and society that shaped its development during this period. These include the practice and prosecution of witchcraft, the reporting and scientific investigation of instances of second sight, and the perennial belief in and use of prophecy as a means of predicting events. In so doing the book provides a set of historicised contexts for understanding the genesis of the legend and how it changed over time through a synthesis of historical events, oral tradition, folklore and literary Romanticism. It makes a contribution to the debates not only about witchcraft, second sight and prophecy but also about the relationship between 'popular' and 'elite' culture in Scotland. By taking the Brahan Seer as a case study it argues that 'popular' culture is not antithetical to 'elite' culture but rather in constant (and complex) interaction with it.