Folklore as an Historical Science

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Folklore as an Historical Science, by George Laurence GommeThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Folklore as an Historical ScienceAuthor: George Laurence GommeRelease Date: June 18, 2007 [EBook #21852]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FOLKLORE AS AN HISTORICAL SCIENCE ***Produced by Clare Boothby, Sam W. and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netFOLKLORE AS ANHISTORICAL SCIENCEBYGEORGE LAURENCE GOMME WITH TWENTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONSMETHUEN & CO.36 ESSEX STREET W.C.LONDONFirst Published in 1908Pedlar''s Seat, Swaffham Church,Norfolk. "PEDLAR'S SEAT,"SWAFFHAM CHURCHCONTENTSchapter I. History and Folklore pages 1-122 Introductory pages 1 13 History and Local and Personal Traditions 13-46 History and Folk-tales 46-84 Traditional Law 84-100 Mythology and Tradition 100-110 Historians and Tradition 110-120 II. Materials and Methods 123-179 Traditional Material 123-129 Myth, Folk-tale, and Legend 129-153 Custom, Belief, and Rite 154-179 III. Psychological Conditions 180-207 IV. Anthropological Conditions 208-302 Primitive Influences 211-238 Earliest Types of Social Existence 238-261 Australian Totem Society tested by the Evidence 262-274 ...