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4.3 Custom and Ritual
 

Bord, Janet & Bord, Colin
Mysterious Britain
general level
Aquarian Press: 05 1995
340pp 197 x 130: B&w illustrations
A guide to the ancient sites and monuments of Britain, with associated legends and theories of origins. Sites include Glastonbury, and the Arthurian and grail legends.
Paperback ISBN:1 85538 461 2 £8.99

Cloke, Paul & Lapping, Mark et al
Myth and Rural Culture
undergraduate level
Edward Arnold: 12 1994
The rural culture of the past is reflected in contemporary society by the desire of many in the developed world to create lifestyles which reflect an idealized vision of a simpler, more organic life. This book examines the contemporary reaction, and questions the role of advertisers and the media.
Hardback ISBN:0 340 55048 1 £35.00

Donald, Elsie B.
Debrett's New Etiquette and Modern Manners
general level
Headline: 09 1996
Hardback ISBN: 0 7472 3927 4 £20.00

Ferris, Paul
Sex and the British: a Twentieth Century History
general level
Mandarin: 02 1994
352pp 198 x 129
Dewey class: 306.70941
From the white slave traffic and powerful puritans of Edwardian Britain to the new morality of the late 20th century, with a reappraisal of marriage, the prevalence of the condom, sex shops, videos, and fantasists who do things with custard, this is an account of British sexual culture since 1900.
Paperback ISBN:0 7493 1705 1 £6.99

Opie, Iona & Tatem, Moira (Eds)
A Dictionary of Superstitions
general level
Oxford Paperbacks: 1992
510pp 190 x 120
Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
An account of the range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. Arranged alphabetically by their key word, the superstitions are illustrated by quotations that trace their development through the centuries. They include spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms and omens.
Paperback ISBN:0 19 282916 5 £7.99

Porter, Roy(Ed)
Myths of the English
undergraduate, professional level
Polity Press: 10 1993
230pp 229 x 152: Index
An exploration of "Englishness" the images, characters, myths and peculiarities that have contributed to the self image of a nation over the last few hundred years. The book discusses the institutions, traditions and emblems that are central to the English sense of history and national identity.
Paperback ISBN:0 7456 1306 3 £12.95

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