Author | : John Forrest |
File Size | : 55,6 Mb |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 January 1999 |
ISBN | : 0802009212 |
Pages | : 474 pages |
The History of Morris Dancing 1458 1750 by John Forrest Book PDF Summary
Morris dancing is one of the more peculiar of English folk customs, greatly misunderstood. Seen as a descendant of pagan folk ritual, scholastic history of morris dancing has been based on calendar customs and other preconceptions. Anthropologist John Forrest shows that morris dancing has neither pagan nor ancient origins, but was a product of its time. 28 illustrations.