Folklore; A Quarterly Review Of Myth, Tradition, Institution, & Custom Being The Transaction Of The Folklore Society And Incorporating The Archaeological Review And The Folk-Lore Journal (Volume Xvii)

A compendium of ritual, story and belief from the cusp of modern folklore scholarship. History lives in every page.Volume XVII (1906) of Folklore; A Quarterly Review of Myth, Tradition, Institution, & Custom (the Transactions of the Folklore Society, incorporating the Archaeological Review and the Folk-Lore Journal) assembles contemporary field reports, learned essays and critical reviews that record ceremonial practice, local belief and scholarly argument. As a folklore anthology collection, it is indispensable to myth and tradition studies and to readers drawn to british folk customs. Comparative essays carry analytical weight for comparative mythology research, while case studies provide careful ritual and custom analysis rooted in field observation. The volume presents early oral tradition scholarship alongside debates about method, so narrative flavour and technical scrutiny sit together. Published in 1906, the issue stands at the meeting point of victorian era folklore and the emerging field of early 20th century studies, and as an archaeological review volume as well as a folklore society journal it documents the cross-disciplinary conversations that shaped how customs were interpreted. That dual identity makes the issue valuable not only to specialists but to anyone curious about how beliefs were lived and argued about in everyday life.Historically, Volume XVII records the debates and fieldwork practices that helped to professionalise the study of folklore, offering a primary window into the concerns and methods of that formative era. Its pages have been cited by later comparative mythology research and remain a dependable academic folklore reference for researchers and historians tracing provenance, local variation and interpretive frameworks. For casual readers intrigued by myth and tradition and for classic-literature collectors seeking an authentic witness to scholarly life at the turn of the century, the volume rewards both curiosity and connoisseurship. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.