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The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts
Genre(s):
Calon, Folklore and Myth, History, Gothic and Horror
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September 2023
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Hardback - 9781915279507
Wales is a land with a vast wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whether these tales are based on true events, or are the creations of active imaginations, is known only to those who have experienced them – but what is certain is that their power to delight and scare us remains undimmed to this day.
In The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts, renowned folklorists Delyth Badder and Mark Norman present an intriguing and comprehensive selection of ghostly accounts, illuminating key themes running through them, and giving insights into the history and culture of Wales’s varied regions and communities.
With original Welsh texts, many translated into English for the first time, the authors present a wide panorama of stories and first-hand accounts that will be new to even the most seasoned folklore reader. Ranging from the distant past right up to the present day, this collection shines a spotlight on the unique qualities of folkloric ghost beliefs in Wales.
Preface
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Unfinished Business
Chapter Three: Ghosts in the Landscape
Chapter Four: Spectral Beasts
Chapter Five: Holy Ghosts
Chapter Six: Poltergeists
Chapter Seven: Ladi Wen
Chapter Eight: Water Spirits
Chapter Nine: Fantastical Ghouls
Chapter Ten: Death Omens
Glossary
Bibliography
Diolchiadau/Acknowledgements
Author(s):
Delyth Badder
Delyth Badder has channelled a lifetime’s interest in Welsh folklore into academic study, and an extensive library of some of Wales’s rarest antiquarian folkloric texts. She has expertise in Welsh death omens and apparitions, with a particular academic interest in the appearance of spirits within the Welsh tradition, as well as the nineteenth-Century neo-druidic movement in Pontypridd, and the life and work of archdruid and surgeon, Dr William Price. She is a regular contributor to discussions on Welsh folklore in the media. Delyth also works for the NHS as the world’s first Welsh-speaking Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist, and as a Medical Examiner for the Welsh Medical Examiner’s Office.
Folklorist Mark Norman is the Founding Curator of the Folklore Library and Archive, an organisation dedicated to the collection and preservation of folklore materials for the future. Many people know him as the creator and host of The Folklore Podcast. Ranked in the top 0.5% of podcasts worldwide and with over 1.7 million downloads behind it, it has for many years been making folklore accessible to a wide audience. Mark also acts as a Council member for the Folklore Society and is the Recorder of Folklore for the Devonshire Association.
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Author(s):
Mark Norman
Delyth Badder has channelled a lifetime’s interest in Welsh folklore into academic study, and an extensive library of some of Wales’s rarest antiquarian folkloric texts. She has expertise in Welsh death omens and apparitions, with a particular academic interest in the appearance of spirits within the Welsh tradition, as well as the nineteenth-Century neo-druidic movement in Pontypridd, and the life and work of archdruid and surgeon, Dr William Price. She is a regular contributor to discussions on Welsh folklore in the media. Delyth also works for the NHS as the world’s first Welsh-speaking Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist, and as a Medical Examiner for the Welsh Medical Examiner’s Office.
Folklorist Mark Norman is the Founding Curator of the Folklore Library and Archive, an organisation dedicated to the collection and preservation of folklore materials for the future. Many people know him as the creator and host of The Folklore Podcast. Ranked in the top 0.5% of podcasts worldwide and with over 1.7 million downloads behind it, it has for many years been making folklore accessible to a wide audience. Mark also acts as a Council member for the Folklore Society and is the Recorder of Folklore for the Devonshire Association.
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