ABSTRACT

First published in 1930, this volume aimed to provide an overview of folk-lore which contrasted with the Anthropological school. Consciously working in the legacy of Savigny and the Brothers Grimm, the author explored the unrecorded traditions found within popular fiction, custom, belief, magic and ritual, attempting a reconstruction of humanity’s spiritual history through popular rather than elite voices. The work was intended to prove useful to scholars of related fields to folk-lore, with hopes of eventual interdisciplinarity.

chapter I|44 pages

The Fairy Tale

chapter II|15 pages

The Merry Tale

chapter III|10 pages

The Animal Tale

chapter IV|31 pages

The Local Legend

chapter V|37 pages

The Migratory Legend

chapter VI|5 pages

The Prose Saga

chapter VII|10 pages

The Proverb

chapter VIII|20 pages

The Folk-Song

chapter IX|16 pages

The Popular Ballad

chapter X|14 pages

Charms, Rhymes, Riddles

chapter XI|27 pages

Superstition

chapter XII|15 pages

Plant Lore

chapter XIII|17 pages

Animal Lore

chapter XIV|7 pages

Mineral Lore, Star Lore, Cosmogonic Legends

chapter XV|18 pages

Custom and Ritual

chapter XVI|14 pages

Magic

chapter XVII|9 pages

Folk-Dance and Folk-Drama

chapter XVIII|26 pages

Folk-Lore, Myth, and Religion