{"product_id":"telling-the-bees-and-other-mark-norman-9781803992617","title":"Telling the Bees and Other Customs: The Folklore of Rural Crafts","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e...The hidden history and superstitions behind the crafts which are seeing a 21st-century resurgence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout the history of civilization, traditional crafts have been passed down from hand to skilled hand. Blacksmithing, brewing, beekeeping, baking, milling, spinning, knitting and weaving: these skills held societies together, and so too shaped their folklore and mythology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring the folklore connected with these rural crafts, \u003ci\u003eTelling the Bees\u003c\/i\u003e examines the customs, superstitions and stories woven into some of the world's oldest trades. From the spinning of the Fates to the blacksmith's relationship with the devil, and the symbolism of John Barleycorn to a ritual to create bees from the corpse of a cow - these are the traditions upon which our modern world was built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Norman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803992611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803992617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Mark Norman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790209937663,"sku":"9781803992617","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d89e5dd-c64d-473a-acf9-938607a2585d.jpg?v=1707288271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/telling-the-bees-and-other-mark-norman-9781803992617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}