ISBN:
1578061881
,
157806189X
,
9781604736670
,
9781578061891
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 129 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Folklife in the South series
Parallel Title:
Print version Shenandoah Valley Folklife
DDC:
398.097559
Keywords:
Oral tradition
;
Folklore
;
Material culture
;
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) Social life and customs
Abstract:
Bordered by the Blue Ridge and the Allegheny Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley forms a natural corridor to the western parts of Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Early American settlers followed the valley as one of the first routes westward. In Shenandoah Valley Folklife, Scott Hamilton Suter documents the many peoples who have left their marks on the folkways of the region--Native Americans, Germans, Swiss, Scots- Irish, and African Americans. His research reveals how the first settlers there built homes, how they worshiped, and how they passed on legends and musical traditions that
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: Settlement; 1. People of the Shenandoah Valley; PART TWO: Performance; 2. String Music; 3. Belsnickeling, Kriskringling, and Shanghaiing; 4. Folk Narratives; PART THREE: Social Institutions; 5. Folk Religion; 6. Folk Medicine and Beliefs; 7. Fairs and Festivals; PART FOUR: Material Culture; 8. Folk Art and Craft; 9. Architecture; 10. Foodways; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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