Rough Music
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-83639-060-2 (ISBN)
Rough Music explores transgression and shame in British folklore and customs from ancient Britain to the present day. From Bonfire Night to Wassail, Morris dancing, Mari Lwyd and Twelfth Night, along with events like street football and the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, Liz Williams reveals the roots and roles of violence, mockery, protest and public shaming. She also looks at alternative culture and modern protests, such as the Battle of the Beanfield and the Stonehenge Free Festival, as well as interaction between racism and traditions involving blackface, alongside the emergence of all-female Morris sides.This engaging book offers an entertaining and revealing look at British folklore and culture.
Liz Williams is a writer and journalist. She lives in Glastonbury, where she co-owns a witchcraft shop, and where she also lectures in creative writing. Her books include Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism (2020), also published by Reaktion Books.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is
Folklore?
Chapter 2: Jacks in
the Green
Chapter 3: The Mari
Lwyd: Horse Skulls and Wren Hunting
Chapter 4: Wassail,
Wassail, All Over the Town
Chapter 5: Morris and
Molly
Chapter 6: Mystery
Plays
Chapter 7: Bonfire
Night: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Chapter 8: All the
Fun of the Fair?
Chapter 9: Cheese Rolling
Chapter
10: Street Football
Chapter 11: Up
Helly Aa
Chapter
12: Trick or Treat
Chapter 13: Skimmity
Riding
Chapter 14: The Future
of Folk Practice
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements and Permissions
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.03.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83639-060-2 / 1836390602 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83639-060-2 / 9781836390602 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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