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  • Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs

    Medieval Folklore by Lindahl, Carl; McNamara, John; Lindow, John;

    A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP USA
    • Date of Publication 22 April 2004

    • ISBN 9780195147728
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages512 pages
    • Size 232x155x34 mm
    • Weight 717 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 30 halftones
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    Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages--from the mundane to the supernatural. Definitive and lively articles focus on the great tales and traditions of the age and includes information on daily and nightly customs and activities; religious beliefs of the pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jew; key works of oral and written literature; traditional music and art; holidays and feasts; food and drink; and plants and animals, both real and fantastical.

    While most books on medieval folklore focus primarily on the West, this unique volume brings together an eclectic range of experts to treat the subject from a global perspective. Especially remarkable are the surveys of the major medieval traditions including Arab-Islamic, Baltic, English, Finno-Ugric, French, Hispanic, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, and Welsh.

    For anyone who has ever wanted a path through the tangle of Arthurian legends, or the real lowdown on St. Patrick, or the last word on wolf lore--this is the place to look.

    The contributors:

    Ulrich Marzolph -- Arab-Islamic
    Thomas A. DuBois -- Baltic
    John McNamara & Carl Lindahl -- English
    Thomas A. DuBois -- Finno-Ugric
    Francesca Canadé Sautman -- French
    Samuel G. Armistead -- Hispanic
    Éva Pócs -- Hungarian
    Joseph Falaky Nagy -- Irish
    Giuseppe C. Di Scipio -- Italian
    Eli Yassif -- Jewish
    Stephen A. Mitchell -- Scandinavian
    John McNamara -- Scottish
    Eve Levin -- Slavic
    Elissa R. Henken & Brynley F. Roberts -- Welsh

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