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Folklore: A journey through the past and present
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Folklore: A journey through the past and present

by Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook

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Paperback · 456 pages Manchester University Press · 2026

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About the book

Folklore

A gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.

In this unique, deeply researched book, two leading experts provide the definitive guide to British folklore past and present.

Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook explore folklore in all its remarkable variations, from village rituals and fairy tales to UFO legends and internet fanfiction. Travelling through a landscape of witches, wizards and wicker men, they reveal how folklore has been researched and written about in the past and show how it continues to be lived in the present. At the same time, they provide the reader with a valuable toolkit for understanding how to interpret the diverse examples given.

The book’s key message is that folklore is much more than the fossilised remains of a distant, rural past. Folklore is and always has been ubiquitous, dynamic and political. It is a living tradition that draws from many sources, including migrant communities, and is forever being renewed and updated.



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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Authors
Owen Davies, Ceri Houlbrook
Format
Paperback
Published
Sep 1, 2026
ISBN-13
9781526180407
ISBN-10
1526180405
Pages
456
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