legend of Utsayantha and other folk-lore of the Catskills

Legend of Utsayantha and other folk-lore of the Catskills by Arnold Hill Bellows Download PDF EPUB FB2

The legend of Utsayantha and other folk-lore of the Catskills, [Bellows, Arnold Hill] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The legend of Utsayantha and other folk-lore of the CatskillsAuthor: Arnold Hill Bellows. "Appalachia Mountain Folklore" fails at its job for two reasons.

One, it is not folklore. Two, it is badly written. This is a ghost-hunter's book. If you are looking for dubious accounts of recent paranormal activity, this is the work for you/5(9).

Sabine Baring-Gould was born in the parish of St Sidwell, Exeter. The eldest son of Edward Baring-Gould and his first wife, Sophia Charlotte (née Bond), he was named after a great-uncle, the Arctic explorer Sir Edward Sabine/5(10).

Kaffir Folk-Lore: Selection from the Traditional Tales Volume 1 of Library of Alexandria: Author: Geo. McCall Theal: Publisher: Library of Alexandria: ISBN:Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan.

The Folk-Lore Journal, Volume 6 Cloud-Land in Folk-Lore and in Science. Other less known forms of cirrus are known as "sea-grass," "cats' The legend of Maui, and all the fanciful cloud-names we have just described, are examples of the first kind of tale, while the story of Matsaganda is a typical specimen of the latter variety.

A Book of Folk-Lore, by S. Baring-Gould (HTML at ) Custom and Myth, by Andrew Lang (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML) The Fairy Mythology, Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries, by Thomas Keightley (HTML at.

I GATHERED these tales and sayings from the mouths of the folk in the summer ofand to all the kind friends from whom I got this lore I offer, after many years, my warmest thanks. Of these stories two were printed by the late Mr. Campbell in his interesting Collection of the Tales of the West Highlands; the others are added to-day for the first time to.

Read this book on Questia. By William N. Fenton. Some fifty years ago during a visit to Rochester, Arthur Parker, then the eminent director of the Rochester Museum of Science, presented me with a copy of his scarce Seneca Myths and Folk Tales () to assist me in my research among his people.

The volume carries the marginalia entered during my field. The Girl Who Became A Bird The father of Ran-che-wai-me, the flying pigeon of the Wisconsin, would not hear of her wedding Wai-o-naisa, the young chief who had long sought her in marriage.

The maiden, however, true to her plighted faith, still continued to meet him every evening upon one of the tufted islets which stud the river in great profusion. Mistletoe Folklore and History mistletoe,” he was alluding to the old Norse legend of how Balder, the god of peace, was stain by an arrow made.

Katherine Neville Fleeson is the author of Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India ( avg rating, 4 ratings, 2 reviews, published ), Folklore of Laos ( /5. This banner text can have markup. web; books; video; audio; software; images; Toggle navigation.

The father of the Osage nation was a snail. It was when the earth was young and little. It was before the rivers had become wide or long, or the mountains lifted their peaks above the clouds, that the snail found himself passing a quiet existence on the banks of the River Missouri.

the legend of the terrestrial paradise of sheddÁd, the son of ’a’d. It is related that ’Abd Allah, the son of Aboo Kilábeh, went forth to seek a camel that had run away, and while he was proceeding over the deserts of El-Yemen and the district of Seba, he chanced to arrive at a vast city encompassed by enormous fortifications, around.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XL, pp. 3/4 crushed morocco over marbled paper covered boards, with gold. You will also be able to find anthologies of Indian folktales, (I came across a few) but as with my other lists I am limiting these selections to single story picture books.

As with all my folktale lists, I’m reminding you that the entire Indian subcontinent is not represented by any single book and to please also make an effort to read books. Identity Construction in Armenian Music on the Example of Early Folklore Movement (vol.

62). Full text of "Stray chapters in literature, folk-lore, and archaeology" See other formats. EDITOR OF "FOLK-LORE" ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN D. BATTEN LONDON DAVID NUTT, LONG ACRE NEW YORK: G. PUTNAM'S SONS [] Scanned and Redacted by Phillip Brown.

Additional formatting and proofing by J. Hare atApril This text is in the public domain. These files may be reproduced for any non-commercial purpose. Folklore- Part 2: Types of Folklore and the North Carolina Folklore Society by Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip.

Folklore by Bruce E. Baker and Philip McFee, Additional research provided by Douglas J. McMillan and Shannon L. Reavis. Appalachian Folk Magic charms ARTICLE by Ginger Strivelli: In the magical mountains of Appalachia the folk magicians of the area have for generations used herbs, and such to treat common aliments.

(Of course, once should not consider these a substitute for your modern doctor.) Some of the most common treatments are quite effective.The quaint town of Cassadaga sits just off bustling Interstate-four in Volusia County, yet it is one of the most peaceful places in Central Florida.

To visit this hamlet is like taking a trip back in time, but what makes Cassadaga unusual, is that every resident is a medium, that’s right, they commune with dearly departed souls.

Spiritualism is the main industry here, aside from a .North Country Folklore Online is an educational resource site dedicated to documenting and preserving folk culture and traditional arts in Northern New York State. Folklore topics include storytelling about the St.

Lawrence River and the Adirondack region, North Country Foodways, traditional music, architecture and folk art.