Monday's Child is Fair of Face: And Other Traditional Beliefs About Babies And Motherhood - Hardcover

Roud, Steve

 
9781905211524: Monday's Child is Fair of Face: And Other Traditional Beliefs About Babies And Motherhood
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 190521152X ISBN 13: 9781905211524
Verlag: Random House Books, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Pregnancy and childbirth both remain mystical and magical times, characterized by feelings of hope, uncertainty, and worry. No matter how many scientific innovations come along, there is still room for home-grown beliefs and traditions handed down through the family. Couples buying a stroller may still ask for it to be delivered after the birth, and some grandparents will shrink from tickling the baby's feet in case it grows up to have a stammer. Countless beliefs and customs are gathered in this intriguing collection, along with explanations on how and why they arose, in which parts of Britain they have been particularly popular, and to what extent they survive today. Arranged thematically, this is an interesting blend of familiar, unfamiliar, and frankly bizarre beliefs.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Steve Roud is Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon. He is the coauthor of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, plus other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004.

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Verlag
Random House Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
190521152X
ISBN 13 
9781905211524
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
195
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