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Anglican folklore, mythology, antiquarianism

Sabine Baring-Gould

1834 – 1924

Sabine Baring-Gould was an English Anglican priest, antiquarian, and prolific author who produced over eighty-five books spanning folklore, mythology, hagiography, and travel. His esoteric contributions include The Book of Were-Wolves (1865), one of the first serious scholarly studies of lycanthropy, and Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, alongside his famous hymn Onward Christian Soldiers (1864).

Folklore & SuperstitionAnthropologyFolklore StudiesCultural changeFolk RevivalFestive tradition originscomparative anthropologycultural continuitySymbolic meaning preservationDoll Symbolismritual practicesProtective charm evolutionClassical mythologytradition trackingFolklore practicesLanguage and etymological survivalSeasonal tradition continuityMythological motifs in literaturemythological interpretationBurial Rites

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Comparative Mythology

Comparative mythology texts on gods, hero cycles, symbolic patterns, classical myth, Indo-European myth, and cross-cultural mythic structures.

Folklore Studies

Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.

Anthropology of Religion

Anthropological texts on ritual, animism, totemism, taboo, early religion, culture, and theories of belief formation.

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Strange Survivals

Strange Survivals

1892

Intermediate

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