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The Science of Folk-Lore

By:Alexander Haggerty Krappe
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9781138608368
eText ISBN:9780429871115
Edition:1
Copyright:1930
Format:Reflowable

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First published in 1930, this volume aimed to provide an overview of folk-lore which contrasted with the Anthropological school. Consciously working in the legacy of Savigny and the Brothers Grimm, the author explored the unrecorded traditions found within popular fiction, custom, belief, magic and ritual, attempting a reconstruction of humanity’s spiritual history through popular rather than elite voices. The work was intended to prove useful to scholars of related fields to folk-lore, with hopes of eventual interdisciplinarity.