Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore (Rle Folklore)

Enid Porter spent many years collecting and recording from Cambridgeshire people the folk beliefs and customs held and observed in the country, both past and present. The subjects covered in the book, first published in 1969, range from the folklore of courtship, marriage, birth and death, of trees and plants and the whole world of nature to tra

List of contents

1. Folklore and Customs of Human Life 1.1. Courtship 1.2. Marriage 1.3. Pregnancy and Birth 1.4. Child Care and Education 1.5. Death and Burial 2. Folklore of Nature 2.1. Birds 2.2. Flowers and Plants 2.3. Insects and Reptiles 2.4. Mammals 2.5. Moon and Stars 2.6. Trees 2.7. Water 2.8. Weather 3. Curing the Sick 4. Calendar Customs 5. The World of Magic 5.1. Ghosts 5.2. Witchcraft 6. Narratives and Traditions 6.1. Local Legends 6.2. Curious Characters 6.3. Strange Incidents 7. Games, Sports and Pastimes 8. University Customs 9. Customs of Municipal and Corporate Life Appendix 1. Charity, Land-Letting and Rental Customs Appendix 2. Food and Drink Appendix 3. Sayings, Proverbs and Rhymes Appendix 4. Miscellaneous Beliefs and Customs

About the author

Enid Porter

Summary

Enid Porter spent many years collecting and recording from Cambridgeshire people the folk beliefs and customs held and observed in the country, both past and present. The subjects covered in the book, first published in 1969, range from the folklore of courtship, marriage, birth and death, of trees and plants and the whole world of nature to tra

Product details

• Authors: W. H. Barrett, Enid Porter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.02.2015
• EAN: 9781138842564
• ISBN: 978-1-138-84256-4
• No. of pages: 504
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Fo; Routledge Library Editions: Folklore; Routledge Library Editions: Folklore; Routledge Library Editions: Fo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories