Stories
- In pictures
The weird folklore of British cakes
If you fancy a slice of cake with your tea this afternoon, read on to find out how your luck, health or marriage prospects might change as you munch.
- Article
A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
- Article
Why we no longer keep our dead at home
Today in the UK we rarely sit with, touch, or perhaps even see our loved ones after they’ve died. Past practices were very different and, Claire Cock-Starkey argues, were more helpful for those grieving.
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Getting sexy with cinnamon
Add some flavour to your love life with this spice. It will warm up more than just your buns.
Catalogue
- Journals
Folklore.
Date: 1890-- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Folklore Society'
Date: 1922-1923Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Chr/A.17Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
Folklore of the teeth / by Leo Kanner.
Kanner, Leo, 1894-1981.Date: 1928- Books
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Folklore as an historical science / With 28 illus.
Gomme, George Laurence, 1853-1916.Date: [1908]- Books
Folklore médico de Cajamarca / Luis Ibérico Más.
Ibérico Más, Luis.Date: [between 1979 and 1984]