Description
About the Author
William G. Pooley is a historian of France in the long nineteenth century, interested in popular and folk cultures. He has published work on family history, supernatural beliefs, and the history of the body, drawing on the ethnographic collections of pioneering folklorists such as Jean-Francois Blade and Felix Arnaudin. His current research explores criminal trials involving accusations of witchcraft in France (1790-1940). He has an interest in 'creative histories' and has collaborated with storytellers, playwrights, and poets to explore questions of what creative approaches bring to historical research. His work has been supported by grants and fellowships from the British Academy, the Society for the Study of French History, the Institute for Historical Research, the Past & Present Society, and the Folklore Society.
Reviews
This book makes a valuable effort at using folklore sources to shed light on the history of the body in the Gascon countryside. * James R. Lehning, Journal of Modern History *
In this concise book, Pooley gets straight to the point: he convincingly demonstrates the importance for historians to consider folklore collections as a major source to document nineteenth-century rural societies. * Eva Guillorel, Associate professor in Early Modern History at the Universite de Caen Normandie, Folklore *
Awards
Winner of Winner of the 2020 Katharine Briggs Award from the Folklore Society.
Book Information
ISBN 9780198847502
Author William G. Pooley
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 161mm * 18mm