Encyclopedia of Women's Folklore and Folklife 2 volumes

✍ Scribed by Liz Locke, Theresa A. Vaughan, Pauline Greenhill

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 864
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

From the stone age to the cyber age, women and men have experienced the world differently. Out of a cosmos of goddesses and she-devils, earth mothers and madonnas, witches and queens, saints and whores, a vast body of women's folklore has come into bloom. International in scope and drawing on more than 130 expert contributors, this encyclopedia reviews the myths, traditions, and beliefs central to women's daily lives. More than 260 alphabetically arranged entries cover the lore of women across time, space, and life. Students of history, religion and spirituality, healing and traditional medicine, literature, and world cultures will value this encyclopedia as an indispensable guide to women's folklore.In addition, there are entries on women's folklore and folklife in 15 regions of the world, such as the Caribbean, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. Entries provide cross-references and cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected bibliography of print and electronic resources. Students learning about history, world cultures, religion and spirituality, healing and traditional medicine, and literature will welcome this companion to the daily life of women across time and continents.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
List of Entries......Page 10
Guide to Related Topics......Page 14
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 22
Women’s Folklore......Page 24
Folklore About Women......Page 36
Folklore of Subversion......Page 48
Women Folklorists......Page 60
A......Page 72
B......Page 94
C......Page 134
D......Page 192
E......Page 212
F......Page 228
G......Page 336
H......Page 364
I......Page 392
J......Page 404
K......Page 414
L......Page 416
M......Page 462
N......Page 528
O......Page 538
P......Page 544
Q......Page 584
R......Page 590
S......Page 702
T......Page 746
V......Page 756
W......Page 774
Y......Page 816
Selected Bibliography/Web Sites......Page 818
A......Page 820
B......Page 821
C......Page 822
E......Page 825
F......Page 826
G......Page 830
H......Page 831
I......Page 832
K......Page 833
L......Page 834
M......Page 835
O......Page 837
P......Page 838
R......Page 839
S......Page 840
U......Page 843
W......Page 844
Z......Page 846
About the Editors and Contributors......Page 848