The Folk Lore Of The Isle Of Man: Being An Account Of Its Myths, Legends, Superstitions, Customs And Proverbs

A. W. Moore

Kessinger Publishing, Mar 1, 2004 - Social Science - 212 pages

1891. Contents: Myths Connected with the Legendary History of the Isle of Man; Hagiological and Mytho-Historical Legends; Fairies and Familiar Spirits; Hobgoblins, Monsters, Giants, Mermaids, Apparitions; Magic, Witchcraft; Customs and Superstitions Connected with the Seasons; Superstitions Connected with the Sun, Animals, Trees, Plants, Sacred Edifices; Customs and Superstitions Connected with Birth, Marriage and Death; Customs Formerly Enforced by Law; and Proverbs and Sayings.

About the author

A. W. Moore is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford. He is the author of three previous books: The Infinite (1990); Points of View (1997); and Noble in Reason, Infinite in Faculty: Themes and Variations in Kant's Moral and Religious Philosophy (2003). He is also the editor or co-editor of several anthologies and his articles and reviews have appeared in numerous other scholarly publications.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Folk Lore Of The Isle Of Man: Being An Account Of Its Myths, Legends, Superstitions, Customs And Proverbs
• Editor: A. W. Moore
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2004
• ISBN: 0766188280, 9780766188280
• Length: 212 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Folklore & Mythology