Victorian folk belief and plant lore
Domestic Folk-lore: A Study of Traditional Customs and Beliefs in the Household
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Thiselton-Dyer's documentation of folk customs, superstitions, and beliefs practiced in household and domestic contexts. Covers kitchen and cooking lore, bedroom beliefs, protective customs, seasonal practices, and domestic rituals. Documents practical folklore as lived in everyday domestic life of English people.
Also known asHousehold Folklore · Folk Customs and Traditions
This edition1881
EditionThomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer's documentation of folk customs, beliefs, and traditions practiced in household contexts across England.
EthnographyFolklore StudiesVictorian Anthropology / Comparative EthnologyEuropean folkloreWestern / English AntiquarianSuperstitionsfolk customsAmulets and charmsprotective practicesBirth and childhood customsFolklore & Superstitioncunning craftFolk Beliefsdream interpretation
Contents18 chapters
- 01DOMESTIC FOLK-LORE.
- 02PREFACE.
- 03CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND INFANCY.
- 04CHAPTER II. CHILDHOOD.
- 05CHAPTER III. LOVE AND COURTSHIP.
- 06CHAPTER IV. MARRIAGE.
- 07CHAPTER V. DEATH AND BURIAL.
- 08CHAPTER VI. THE HUMAN BODY.
- 09CHAPTER VII. ARTICLES OF DRESS.
- 10CHAPTER VIII. TABLE SUPERSTITIONS.
- 11CHAPTER IX. FURNITURE OMENS.
- 12CHAPTER X. HOUSEHOLD SUPERSTITIONS.
- 13CHAPTER XI. POPULAR DIVINATIONS.
- 14CHAPTER XII. COMMON AILMENTS.
- 15CHAPTER XIII. MISCELLANEOUS HOUSEHOLD LORE.
- 16INDEX.
- 17THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
- 18"Cover"
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