Medieval Folklore
A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
ISBN13: 9780195147728ISBN10: 0195147723
Paperback,
512 pages
Mar 2002,
In Stock
Price:
$29.99 (03)Description
Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore is your A-to-Z guide to the mundane and supernatural lore of the Middle Ages. Definitive and lively articles focus on the great myths and legends of the age-daily and nightly customs and activities; religious beliefs of 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 fantastic.Especially remarkable are the surveys of the major medieval traditions, included among them Arab-Islamic (Ulrich Marzolph), Baltic (Thomas A. DuBois), English (John McNamara and Carl Lindahl), Finno-Ugric (Thomas A. DuBois), French (Francesca Canade Sautman), Hispanic (Samuel G. Armistead), Hungarian (Eva Pocs), Irish (Joseph Falaky Nagy), Italian (Giuseppe C. Di Scipio), Jewish (Eli Yassif), Scandinavian (Stephen A. Mitchell), Scottish (John McNamara), Slavic (Eve Levin), and Welsh (Elissa R. Henken and Brynley F. Roberts).
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.
Product Details
512 pages; 30 halftones; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-514772-8ISBN10: 0-19-514772-3About the Author(s)
Carl Lindahl , author of books and articles on Chaucer, folk narrative, and festive custom, and John McNamara , who has produced many studies of the heroic and monastic lore of medieval England, are Professors of English at the University of Houston. John Lindow , Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, has published numerous books and articles on Norse myth, legend, and literature.
