A Journal of Ethnological Studies Folk Life. Volume Fifteen, 1977. Includes an article on Wise Men - "Cunning Men" - "The Wise Man and His Community by Kathryn C. Smith.
Leeds, England: The Society for Folk Life Studies, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. 116 pp. + x (plates). illustrated wrappers; b&w illustrations. Includes an article on Wise Men - "Cunning Men" - "The Wise Man and His Community by Kathryn C. Smith [the "Wise Man" was a "Cunning Man" or "Witch" in some Northern English traditions]. Other contributions include: The Antrobus Soulcaking Play: An Alternative Approach to the Mummers' Play by Susan Pattison; Merched y Gerddi: A Seasonal Migration of Female Labour from rural Wales by John Williams-Davies; The Ballyhagen Inventories, 1716-1740 by Alan Gailey; Traditional Domestic Architecture of South-West Lancashire by R.W. Brunskill; Cockles and Mussels: Aspects of Shellfish Gathering in Wales by J. Geraint Jenkins; The Craft of a Dry Stone Waller by Margaret Brooks; Regional Variations of Hedging Styles in Wales. Overall, a tight and bright Near Fine copy. Item #36218
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