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Recording superstition in early modern Britain: the origins of folklore
- Source :
- Past & Present. August, 2008 Issue 200, 178-206
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article discusses the process of recording superstition in early modern Victorian and Edwardian Britain as an intellectual and cultural obsession. The fundamental tension between curiosity and censure based on which modern folklore was built is also highlighted.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00312746
- Issue :
- 200
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Past & Present
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.187602351