Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border - Characters and Community

Informationen zum Autor Ray Cashman Klappentext Ray Cashman analyzes local character anecdotes in detail and argues that while politicians may take credit for the peace process in Northern Ireland, no political progress would be possible without ordinary people using shared resources of storytelling and socializing to imagine and maintain community. Zusammenfassung Details folklore and identity in Northern Ireland Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: The Road to Ballymongan Acknowledgments 1. Goals and Orientations 2. Aghyaran: A Sense of Place and History 3. Ceilis as Storytelling Contexts 4. Wakes as Storytelling Contexts 5. Local Character Anecdotes 6. The Wider Range of Storytelling Genres 7. Anecdotes and the Literary Character 8. Anecdotes and the Local Character 9. Anecdote Cycles and Personality Traits 10. Patterns and Implications 11. Storytelling, Commemoration, and Identity Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Ray Cashman
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.2011
• EAN: 9780253223746
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22374-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology