Choice Notes From "Notes and Queries": Folk Lore (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1333784538 / ISBN 13: 9781333784539

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. Drawing from a wealth of popular traditions, this book presents an insightful and wide-ranging study of folklore and the beliefs and customs that have shaped the lives of people from various backgrounds. The author delves into diverse areas, including superstitions, beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife, rites of passage, and the significance of natural phenomena in different cultures. Within the historical and literary context of folklore, the book explores the origins and evolution of these traditions, examining their commonalities and differences across regions and time periods. It sheds light on the thematic depth embedded in folk beliefs and practices, revealing how they reflect the hopes, fears, and aspirations of those who hold them. Ultimately, this book provides a unique and comprehensive understanding of folklore, offering a valuable resource for those interested in the study of popular culture, anthropology, and the enduring power of human traditions. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: Choice Notes From "Notes and Queries": Folk Lore (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1333784538
• ISBN 13: 9781333784539
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Folklore

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Excerpt from Choice Notes From "Notes and Queries": Folk Lore

IT may be amusing to the readers of N. Q., and attended with some useful result, to record a few popular traditions respecting the mysterious opposition to the build ing Of certain edifices on the spots originally designed for them by their founders. I will introduce the subject with the local traditions about the building Of three churches well known to myself.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.