Folklore of Yorkshire

Kai Roberts (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2013
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7524-8579-9 (ISBN)

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The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Folklore of Yorkshire chronicles such beliefs throughout the whole county, identifying distinctive common themes, placing them in their historical context and considering their social and psychological function.

The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in England, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the present day.

Folklore of Yorkshire chronicles such beliefs throughout the whole county, identifying distinctive common themes, placing them in their historical context and considering their social and psychological function. You’ll discover Yorkshire’s holy wells and buried treasure, its boggarts, Black Dogs and fairies, and the legends behind the county’s stunning landscape.

This fully illustrated book shows how the customs of the past have influenced the ways of today, whilst also revealing something about the nature of folklore itself, both for the tradition-bearers and those who collect it.

KAI ROBERTS lived in the Calderdale region of Yorkshire and spent his childhood immersed in the curious traditions of the area. He wrote a number of books on folklore and local history, with a special interest in the relationship between landscape and legend.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2013
Reihe/Serie	Folklore
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7524-8579-2 / 0752485792
ISBN-13	978-0-7524-8579-9 / 9780752485799
Zustand	Neuware