{"product_id":"9780195147728","title":"Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Flaps:]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages—from the mundane to the supernatural. Definitive and lively articles focus on the great tales and traditions of the age and includes information on daily and nightly customs and activities; religious beliefs of the pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jew; key works of oral and written literature; traditional music and art; holidays and feasts; food and drink; and plants and animals, both real and fantastical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile most books on medieval folklore focus primarily on the West, this unique volume brings together an eclectic range of experts to treat the subject from a global perspective. Especially remarkable are the surveys of the major medieval traditions including Arab-Islamic, Baltic, English, Finno-Ugric, French, Hispanic, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, and Welsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has ever wanted a path through the tangle of Arthurian legends, or the real lowdown on St. Patrick, or the last word on wolf lore—this is the place to look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Back:]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA venerable assemblage of scholars illuminates the folklore of the medieval world and the generations that invented and sustained it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUlrich Marzolph — Arab-Islamic\u003cbr\u003e Thomas A. DuBois — Baltic\u003cbr\u003e John McNamara \u0026amp; Carl Lindahl — English\u003cbr\u003e Thomas A. DuBois — Finno-Ugric\u003cbr\u003e Francesca Canadé Sautman — French\u003cbr\u003e Samuel G. Armistead — Hispanic\u003cbr\u003e Éva Pócs — Hungarian\u003cbr\u003e Joseph Falaky Nagy — Irish\u003cbr\u003e Giuseppe C. Di Scipio — Italian\u003cbr\u003e Eli Yassif — Jewish\u003cbr\u003e Stephen A. Mitchell — Scandinavian\u003cbr\u003e John McNamara — Scottish\u003cbr\u003e Eve Levin — Slavic\u003cbr\u003e Elissa R. Henken \u0026amp; Brynley F. Roberts — Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010879766768,"sku":"9780195147728","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780195147728_p0.jpg?v=1763663809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780195147728","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}