Folklore, People, and Places
International Perspectives on Tourism and Tradition in Storied Places
1st Edition
Published on 16. March 2023
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-032-31693-2 (ISBN)
Description
Folklore, People and Place is a contribution towards better understanding the complex interconnectivity of folklore, people and place, across a range of different cultural and geographical contexts. The book showcases a range of international case studies from different cultural and ecological contexts showing how folklore can and does mediate human relationships with people and place.
Folklore has traditionally been connected to place, telling tales of the land and the real and imaginary beings that inhabit storied places. These storytelling traditions and practices have endured in a contemporary world, yet the role and value of folklore to people and places has changed. The book explores a broad range of international perspectives and considers how the relationship between folklore, people, and place has evolved for tourists and indigenous communities. It will showcase a range of international case studies from different cultural and ecological contexts showing how folklore can and does mediate human relationships with people and place. By exploring folklore in the context of tourism, this book engages in a critical discussion of the opportunities and challenges of using storied places in destination development. The case studies in the book provide an international perspective on the contemporary value of folklore to people and places engendering reflection on the role of folklore in sustainable tourism strategies.
This book will be of interest to students, academics, researchers in fields such as anthropology, folklore, tourism, religious studies, human geography and related disciplines. It will also be of interest to scholars and practitioners of traditional ecological knowledge.
Folklore has traditionally been connected to place, telling tales of the land and the real and imaginary beings that inhabit storied places. These storytelling traditions and practices have endured in a contemporary world, yet the role and value of folklore to people and places has changed. The book explores a broad range of international perspectives and considers how the relationship between folklore, people, and place has evolved for tourists and indigenous communities. It will showcase a range of international case studies from different cultural and ecological contexts showing how folklore can and does mediate human relationships with people and place. By exploring folklore in the context of tourism, this book engages in a critical discussion of the opportunities and challenges of using storied places in destination development. The case studies in the book provide an international perspective on the contemporary value of folklore to people and places engendering reflection on the role of folklore in sustainable tourism strategies.
This book will be of interest to students, academics, researchers in fields such as anthropology, folklore, tourism, religious studies, human geography and related disciplines. It will also be of interest to scholars and practitioners of traditional ecological knowledge.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate
Illustrations
17 s/w Abbildungen, 17 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
17 Halftones, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
537 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-31693-2 (9781032316932)
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Jack Hunter | Rachael Ironside
Folklore, People, and Places
International Perspectives on Tourism and Tradition in Storied Places
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Jack Hunter | Rachael Ironside
Folklore, People, and Places
International Perspectives on Tourism and Tradition in Storied Places
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Jack Hunter | Rachael Ironside
Folklore, People, and Places
International Perspectives on Tourism and Tradition in Storied Places
E-Book
03/2023
1st Edition
Routledge
€55.49
Available for download
Persons
Jack Hunter, PhD, is an Honorary Research Fellow with the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre, and a tutor with the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, where he is lead tutor on the MA in Ecology and Spirituality and teaches on the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology.
Rachael Ironside, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at Robert Gordon University, Scotland. Her research interests focus on the role of supernatural folklore, and how it impacts our experience and understanding of place and cultural heritage.
Rachael Ironside, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at Robert Gordon University, Scotland. Her research interests focus on the role of supernatural folklore, and how it impacts our experience and understanding of place and cultural heritage.
Content
Introduction: Mapping the Territory
PART I: Re-making and Re-shaping the Past
Rebuilding The Sacred Union with Basque Fountains and Springs by Maria Martinez Pison
Bedecked in Ribbons and Bows: Dressed Trees as Markers of Heritage, Hope, and Faith in Southern England by Ethan Doyle White
'Unite and Unite, and Let Us All Unite': The Social Role of the Calendar Custom in English Communities by Sophie Parkes-Nield
'The spik o the place': dialect and its place in the folkloric cultures and traditions of North-East Scotland by Peter H. Reid
Folklore, Story and Place: An Irish Tradition with Vast Touristic Value by Shane Broderick
PART II: Folklore and Indigenous Landscapes
Sacred Anishinaabeg Folklore: Okikendawt Mnisiing, the Island of the Sacred Kettles by Renee E. Mazinegiizhigoo-kwe Bedard
Break in the Reef of Time: An Indigenous Science approach to the Olowalu petroglyphs on Maui by Apela Colorado and Ryan Hurd
Creating La Cuna del Folklore Nacional: The Colonization of Indigenous Celebrations, Legends, and Landscapes in Nicaraguan State Heritage Tourism by Paul Edward Montgomery Ramirez
Tasting the Intangible: Examples of Communication from Sapmi by Kajsa G. Aberg and Doris A. Carson
Wildness Makes This World by Matthew Cowan
PART III: Reimagining folklore in a globalised world: tourism, placemaking and re-enchantment
A City Made of Stories: Re-enchantment and Narrative Placemaking in Madrid by Leticia Cortina Aracil
The Folklore of the Subterranean: The Spectres of the Underground in Dudley Tourist Sites by Sian MacFarlane
Ghosts, Extraterrestrials and (Re-)Enchantment: Possibilities and Challenges in Post-Secular Tourism by Eva Kingsepp
Mythical Park: Reflections on Folklore, its Natural Environment and Tourism by Katja Hrobat Virloget
Virtually Haunted Places: Armchair Ghost Tours Through Weird Space by Alicia Edwards-Boon
Concluding Remarks: Exploring Further
PART I: Re-making and Re-shaping the Past
Rebuilding The Sacred Union with Basque Fountains and Springs by Maria Martinez Pison
Bedecked in Ribbons and Bows: Dressed Trees as Markers of Heritage, Hope, and Faith in Southern England by Ethan Doyle White
'Unite and Unite, and Let Us All Unite': The Social Role of the Calendar Custom in English Communities by Sophie Parkes-Nield
'The spik o the place': dialect and its place in the folkloric cultures and traditions of North-East Scotland by Peter H. Reid
Folklore, Story and Place: An Irish Tradition with Vast Touristic Value by Shane Broderick
PART II: Folklore and Indigenous Landscapes
Sacred Anishinaabeg Folklore: Okikendawt Mnisiing, the Island of the Sacred Kettles by Renee E. Mazinegiizhigoo-kwe Bedard
Break in the Reef of Time: An Indigenous Science approach to the Olowalu petroglyphs on Maui by Apela Colorado and Ryan Hurd
Creating La Cuna del Folklore Nacional: The Colonization of Indigenous Celebrations, Legends, and Landscapes in Nicaraguan State Heritage Tourism by Paul Edward Montgomery Ramirez
Tasting the Intangible: Examples of Communication from Sapmi by Kajsa G. Aberg and Doris A. Carson
Wildness Makes This World by Matthew Cowan
PART III: Reimagining folklore in a globalised world: tourism, placemaking and re-enchantment
A City Made of Stories: Re-enchantment and Narrative Placemaking in Madrid by Leticia Cortina Aracil
The Folklore of the Subterranean: The Spectres of the Underground in Dudley Tourist Sites by Sian MacFarlane
Ghosts, Extraterrestrials and (Re-)Enchantment: Possibilities and Challenges in Post-Secular Tourism by Eva Kingsepp
Mythical Park: Reflections on Folklore, its Natural Environment and Tourism by Katja Hrobat Virloget
Virtually Haunted Places: Armchair Ghost Tours Through Weird Space by Alicia Edwards-Boon
Concluding Remarks: Exploring Further