The Mutability of Meaning: Contextualising the Cumbrian coin-tree
Houlbrook, Ceri
(2014)
The Mutability of Meaning: Contextualising the Cumbrian coin-tree.
pp. 40-59.
ISSN 0015-587X
This paper examines the mutability of the ‘meaning’ of folklore, as articulated by Lauri Honko. It aims to illustrate the amorphous and ambiguous nature of customs and traditions by considering the multiple ‘meanings’ ascribed to a contemporary British folkloric custom: the Cumbrian coin-tree.
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