ISBN: 9789529534128 - the types of the swedish folk legend (folklore fellows' communications, band 300) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: new. Pages: 501 Language: English. Finnish Academy of Science and Letters FF Communications 300 The documentation of folk legends in Sweden was begun in the sixteenth century, and reached its peak in the first half of the twentieth century. The over 1800 legend types listed in the present catalogue give a vivid picture of the Swedish peasant society with its trolls, ghosts and witches and illustrates its concept of history. The index is based on unprinted records in the four largest folklore archives of Sweden and about 150 printed sources, covering all provinces in Sweden and the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland. Each section of the catalogue contains an introduction, in which the general background of the legends is described. 9789529534128.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 2nd Edition. 501 p., bibliography, index. The documentation of folk legends in Sweden was begun in the sixteenth century, and reached its peak in the first half of the twentieth century. The over 1800 legend types listed in the present catalogue give a vivid picture of the Swedish peasant society with its trolls, ghosts and witches and illustrates its concept of history. The index is based on unprinted records in the four largest folklore archives of Sweden and about 150 printed sources, covering all provinces in Sweden and the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland. Each section of the catalogue contains an introduction, in which the general background of the legends is described.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.