Fairy Lore: A HandbookBloomsbury Publishing USA, 30 Ara 2005 - 240 sayfa Fairy lore concerns beliefs about elves, dwarfs, gnomes, trolls, mermaids, brownies, pixies, leprechauns, and many other beings found in world folklore. Written for students and general readers, this book is an introduction to fairy lore from around the world. The handbook defines and classifies types of fairies, provides numerous examples and texts, overviews scholarship, and discusses the role of fairies in art, film, and popular culture. It closes with a glossary and a bibliography of print and electronic resources. |
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Two Definitions and Classifications | 41 |
Three Examples and Texts | 69 |
Four Scholarship and Belief | 137 |
Five Contexts | 173 |
Glossary | 197 |
Bibliography | 213 |
Web Resources | 219 |
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Aarne-Thompson abduction ancient ballad beautiful brownies Celtic century changeling chapter three child Christian Christiansen migratory legend cluricaune Connla creatures depict Dick dwarfs earth elves England English Fairy Evans-Wentz example Faerie fairy belief Fairy Legends fairy lore Fairy Mythology Fairy Tales fairy types fairyland famous father folklore Gebräuche German Legends girl gnome Goblins Gremlins Grimm Hedley Kow hill horse HOUSEHOLD SPIRIT human Ireland Irish island Jacob and Wilhelm Keightley king known kobold Kuhn Lady Gregory Lady Wilde Legends and Traditions leprechauns lived London magic maiden Märchen mermaid merrow migratory legend type mother neighbors never night nixie Norse Norse mythology Paracelsus photographs pixies pooka popular Prose Edda Sagen says Scotland Scottish selkies spelled sprites stone story supernatural Superstitions tale Tam Lin Thomas Crofton Croker throughout Europe told troll underground W. Y. Evans-Wentz Wales WATER FAIRIES Welsh witches woman word