{"product_id":"history-of-morris-dancing-1438-1750-john-forrest-9781487554330","title":"History of Morris Dancing, 1438-1750","description":"\u003cp\u003eMorris dancing, one of the more peculiar of the English folk customs, has been greatly misunderstood. Traditional scholarship on this custom has been based on the assumption that morris dancing is one of the pagan calendar rituals, a preconception held by many folklorists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, building upon his previous work with Michael Heaney of the Bodleian Library in \u003cem\u003eAnnals of Early Morris\u003c\/em\u003e, John Forrest carefully analyses a wealth of evidence to show that morris dancing does not, in fact have pagan or ancient origins. His examination of early documentation draws morris traditions into the wider area of communal customs and public celebrations, showing the passage of dance ideas between groups of people who until now have been considered folklorically distinct. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCareful, detailed, and encyclopedic, The \u003cem\u003eHistory of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential reference work for specialists in English drama and social historians of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Forrest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487554338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487554330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d","brand":"John Forrest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365150421247,"sku":"9781487554330","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1acba52-0e41-42ce-a4dd-f80cfddeac3b.jpg?v=1697056907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-morris-dancing-1438-1750-john-forrest-9781487554330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}