A Handbook of Folklore

Charlotte Sophia Burne

A Handbook of Folklore
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Published
10 September 2010
Pages
374
ISBN
9781162580548

A Handbook of Folklore

Charlotte Sophia Burne

  1. A compendium of folkloric beliefs and tales from around the world. The learning of the people. Contents: What folklore is; How to collect and record folklore; Belief and practice: earth and sky, vegetable world, animal world, human beings, things made by man, the soul and another life, superhuman beings; Omens and divination; The magic art; Disease and leech craft; Social and political institutions; Rites of individual life; Occupations and industries; Calendar fasts and festivals; Games, sports, and pastimes; Stories, songs, and sayings; Appendices.

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