Welsh Folk Customs

Informationen zum Autor Trefor M Owen (1926-2015), former Curator at the Welsh Folk Museum (now St Fagans National History Museum) and president of the Society for Folk Life Studies, was an eminent ethnologist and anthropologist and a highly respected authority on traditional Welsh customs. He was one of the leading figures in the development of folk life as an academic discipline across the UK, and the recipient of honorary fellowships by the Folklore Society and Aberystwyth and Bangor universities in Wales. In addition to his two seminal volumes on folk traditions, he published many articles (in Welsh and English) on ethnology-related subjects. His contribution to the field is immense and enduring. Klappentext First published in 1959 and long out of print, this is a seminal work on the folk traditions of Wales by the Curator of what was then known as the Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans, one of the foremost experts in Welsh folk life. The book discusses folk customs and other aspects of the social life and culture of Wales. With 16pp of photos.

Product details

• Authors: Trefor M Owen
• Publisher: Y Lolfa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781800997110
• ISBN: 978-1-80099-711-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore