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Scholarly Research Paper from the year 1979 in the subject Sociology - Culture, Technology, Peoples / Nations, grade: -, -, language: English, abstract: The word "Ireland" conjures up various images in the§mind's eye: scenic countryside, a leisurely way of§life, the inevitable lush green grass. Another aspect§of Ireland, however, evident even to the most casual§visitor, is the widespread and sincere belief in all§supernatural beings. Not only do the Irish follow§their religion with fervour, they are equally enthusiastic§in their attitude to those other non- humans,§the "little people".§Through examination of Irish fairy figures, the chief§sources of information about them (namely, the folk and§fairy tales recorded from oral tradition), and modern§evidence regarding attitudes to the fairy folk, and§through comparison of these aspects with their counter§parts in Europe and elsewhere, I shall attempt in§this paper to offer some information about the little§people of Ireland , and through this, to discover why§the Irish, unlike other European nations, whose§belief in their own fairy cultures has been subject§to "enlightened" attitudes, have maintained a healthy§respect of, and affection for, the "wee folk".

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Sociology

• Full title: Wee Folk. an Examination of the Fairy and Mythological Culture of Ireland
• Author: Brigitte Prem
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9783656301806
• ISBN: 3656301808
• ID: 05283486
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Weight: 322 g
• Dimensions: 16 × 148 × 14 mm
• Published: 2012

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