[PDF] Folklore As An Historical Science eBook

Author : George Laurence Gomme
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 31,18 MB
Release : 2024-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9361420518

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“Folklore as an Historical Science" is an ancient nonfiction historical story book written by George Laurence Gomme. In "Folklore as a Historical Science," George Laurence Gomme dives into the complicated relationship amongst folklore and information, creating a compelling case for folklore's relevance as a tool for facts the beyond. Gomme demonstrates how folklore serves as a repository of cultural memory, preserving conduct, attitudes, and practices that provide precious insights into civilization's records. Gomme believes that folklore ought to nolonger be disregarded as easy fantasy or superstition, but as an alternative as a probable deliver of historical statistics. Drawing on an expansion of folkloric property, along with myths, reminiscences, nonpublic stories, and practices, he demonstrates how those narratives reproduce social, political, and monetary dynamics in unique ancient situations. Gomme dreams internet site users to reconsider their belief of statistics via clarity and comprehension, and encourages them to truly receive folklore as a crucial part of the observation of information. "Folklore as a Historical Science" reveals Gomme's groundbreaking research and prolonged-reputation influence in folklore and anthropology.

Author : George Gomme
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Page : 273 pages
File Size : 26,2 MB
Release : 2021-10-11
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Book Excerpt: mme, have read my proofs and helped me much, not only by their criticism, but by their knowledge. 24 DORSET SQUARE, N.W. FOLKLORE AS AN HISTORICAL SCIENCE CHAPTER I HISTORY AND FOLKLORE It may be stated as a general rule that history and folklore are not considered as complementary studies. Historians deny the validity of folklore as evidence of history, and folklorists ignore the essence of history which exists in folklore. Of late years it is true that Dr. Frazer, Prof. Ridgeway, Mr. Warde Fowler, Miss Harrison, Mr. Lang, and others have broken through this antagonism and shown that the two studies stand together; but this is only in certain special directions, and no movement is apparent that the brilliant results of special inquiries are to bring about a general consideration of the mutual help which the two studies afford, if in their respective spheres the evidence is treated with caution and knowledge, an Read More

Author : George Laurence Gromme
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2016-05-16
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ISBN : 9781533280541

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Author : George Laurence Gomme
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 2015-02-17
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ISBN : 9781298093851

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