Roses in Folklore -- Part 1
Roses have played an important role in art, religion and commerce from the time of ancient Crete almost four thousand years ago. Roses also occur as a continuing theme in the myth and folklore of the various cultures from that time ... [... more]
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A Dictionary of English Folklore
 From Amazon.co.uk: Popular opinion might side with academic prejudice in thinking that there is hardly such a thing as English folklore, and certainly nothing worth studying--just a few superannuated old customs such as morris dancing. Certainly nothing [... more]
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Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend & Folklore
Great collection of stories: In the first section of this book (Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry), Yeats gathered a large number of stories (about 65) on a variety of supernatural subjects. I found some a little perplexing, but most were [... more]
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Interpreting Folklore
Cutting Edge Folklore Work: Not only is he one of the finest folklore scholars in the world, but Alan Dundes is also a witty thinker and a very fine writer. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in folklore studies. Dundes offers a [... more]
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American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
Excellent Reference Source on Folklore: Publishers are developing a growing number of encyclopedias on folklore these days. This volume is one of the best ones currently in print. It covers a wider variety of topics and groups of people. The insightful [... more]
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Mayan Folktales: Folklore from Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Misleading: While these stories may have been handed down, they should specifiy that the content in some are actually quite vulgar and tasteless. This includes a male version of a Lorena Bobbit experience, i.e., husband cuts off his wife's lover's [... more]
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In Search of Authenticity: The Formation of Folklore Studies
Scholarly analysis.: Professor Bendix compares and contrasts German and American folklore studies, "demonstrating how the notion of authenticity was used not only to foster national causes, but also to lay the foundations for categories of [... more]
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Roses in Folklore -- Part 2
Roses were used in folklore in many different cultures. The ancient Persians are not without their own myths and folklore. The Islamic invasions of the seventh century and subsequent destruction of records leave modern rose scholars little to ... [... more]
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Medicinal Plants
Plants originally provided the medicines humans used. This book provides an indepth history of plants as medicine. The folklore surrounding plants is fascinating to me. Do you share my interest in this topic? If so, The first chapter presents a ... [... more]
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Queen Anne's Carrot
The history, folklore, and uses of Queen Anne's Lace and other carrots. The delicate-looking flower that we know as Queen Anne's Lace is nothing more romantic than a wild carrot. It is, in fact, the species from which our garden carrots was ... [... more]
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Myth and Folklore: Mint
Let's face it, mint has a lot going for it, what with those essential oils that are pure, liquid fragrance, and such a fragrance at that. Surely mint must be obese with myth and folklore. Well, in classical mythology Pluto was in love with a ... [... more]
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Myth and Folklore: Monkshood
Monkshood even sounds mythical and folklore-ish. That's got to bode well for this article, don't you think; my use of the word 'bode' kind of in keeping with the whole myth and folklore motif? And to keep the ball rolling, we're going straight to ... [... more]
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