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What Did Folklore Do?
The Social Functions of Tradition
Av Jeremy Harte
Häftad, 2026
291 kr
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Belief, tradition and custom all shape and preserve the social order. It was through tradition that communities in rural and small-town England enforced social norms in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, until the reform of manners suppressed this autonomous working class lore. Folklore …
What Did Folklore Do?
The Social Functions of Tradition
Av Jeremy Harte
Inbunden, 2026
930 kr
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Belief, tradition and custom all shape and preserve the social order. It was through tradition that communities in rural and small-town England enforced social norms in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, until the reform of manners suppressed this autonomous working class lore. Folklore …
Cloven Country
The Devil and the English Landscape
Av Jeremy Harte
Inbunden, 2022
225 kr
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According to legend, the English landscape – so calm on the surface – is really the Devil’s work. Cloven Country tells of rocks hurled into place and valleys carved out by infernal labour. The Devil’s hideous strength laid down great roads in one night, and left scars everywhere as the hard stone …
Travellers through Time
A Gypsy History
Av Jeremy Harte
Inbunden, 2023
225 kr
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Romany Gypsies have been variously portrayed as exotic strangers or as crude, violent delinquents; this book is the first real history of the Romany people, from the inside. Jeremy Harte vividly portrays the hardships of the travelling life, the skills of woodland crafts, the colourful artistic …
Cloven Country
The Devil and the English Landscape
Av Jeremy Harte
Häftad, 2023
149 kr
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According to legend, the English landscape – so calm on the surface – is really the Devil’s work. Cloven Country, now in paperback, tells of rocks hurled into place and valleys carved out by infernal labour. The Devil’s hideous strength laid down great roads in one night, and left scars everywhere …
Fairy Encounters in Medieval England
Landscape, Folklore and the Supernatural
Av Jeremy Harte
Inbunden, 2024
1337 kr
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What is it like to meet a being from another world? This book collects testimony from eight hundred years of witnesses baffled by the supernatural breaking into their lives. Close reading of miracle collections, chronicles, saints’ lives and sermons shows how they depended on first-hand vernacular …
Fairy Encounters in Medieval England
Landscape, Folklore and the Supernatural
Av Jeremy Harte
Häftad, 2026
322 kr
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What is it like to meet a being from another world? This book collects testimony from eight hundred years of witnesses baffled by the supernatural breaking into their lives. Close reading of miracle collections, chronicles, saints’ lives and sermons shows how they depended on first-hand vernacular …
Treasures on Earth
Buried Wealth in Landscape and Legend
Av Jeremy Harte
Inbunden, 2026
181 kr
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From haunted barrows to ruined castles, Britain’s landscape is rich with tales of hidden treasure – stories not just of gold, but of ghosts, curses and forbidden knowledge. Treasures on Earth gathers hundreds of these traditions for the first time, showing how folklore, shaped by local memory and …
Green Man
Av Jeremy Harte
Häftad, 2001
85 kr
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We see the Green Man half-hidden on the walls of many of our old churches, a face surrounded by leaves. This beautifully illustrated and well-researched Pitkin Guide looks at this fascinating creature, its history, and where to find him.Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British …
