Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland - Blackening the Bride and Decorating the Hen

By analyzing the history and current practice of two pre-wedding rituals commonly practiced by women in northeastern Scotland, Sheila M. Young provides fresh insights into identity, gender, social class, contemporary attitudes to ritual, and what it means to approach marriage in the twenty first century.

List of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Origins of the Blackening and the Hen Party Rituals

Chapter 2: Blackening the Bride

Chapter 3: Decorating the Hen, Part 1: Organization and Journey

Chapter 4: Decorating the Hen, Part 2: Activities-Naughty Games, Food and Drink, Dress and Adornment

Chapter 5: Decorating the Hen, Part 3: Activities-Gifting, Functions, Memorialization, Retrospection

Chapter 6: Meaning, Purpose and Broader Insights

About the author

Sheila M. Young is honorary research associate and guest lecturer at the Elphinstone Institute.

Summary

By analyzing the history and current practice of two prewedding rituals commonly practiced by women in North-eastern Scotland, this book provides fresh insights into identity, gender, social class, contemporary attitudes to ritual, and what it means to approach marriage in the twenty first century.

Product details

• Authors: Sheila M. Young
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781793603869
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-386-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Studies in Folklore and Ethnol; Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)