Folk Belief and Traditions of the Supernatural (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788799633142)

This scholarly collection explores historical and contemporary folk belief and traditions of the supernatural around the globe. From fairies on the island of Fetlar to encounters with the Haiwaiian goddess Pele to Swedish ghost pigs and manhole cover traditions to para-genealogy to religious songs of Braj to Silesian legal theories of vampirism, this book sheds new light on murky and contested areas of scholarship within the disciplines of folklore, anthropology, and history. Chapter authors: Arngr mur V dal n, Andrew Jennings, Tommy Kuusela, Fredrik Skott, Kirsten M llegaard, Barbara Annan, Tulika Chandra, and Giuseppe Maiello

Author: Giuseppe Maiello, Tommy Kuusela
ISBN-10: 8799633140
ISBN-13: 9788799633142
Publisher: Beewolf Press
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2016
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.47d