Bücher der Reihe Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities

This book traces the creation and circulation of the heroic myth of Spring Man, legendary Czech phantom of the Second World War often described as a superhero who fights against the Nazis, through national and international popular culture from the late 19th through the late 20th century

By analyzing the history and current practice of two prewedding rituals commonly practiced by women in North-eastern Scotland, this book provides fresh insights into identity, gender, social class, contemporary attitudes to ritual, and what it means to approach marriage in the twenty first century.

This book tells the story of the battles that flared over Baltimore's attempts to use "hon" to construct a citywide local tradition and their consequences for the future of local culture in the United States.