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The Boggart: Folklore, History, Place-names and Dialect

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A book about the boggart, a supernatural being from the north of England, has been awarded the Wayland D. Hand Prize and the Katherine Briggs Award. It pioneers two methods for collecting boggart folklore, using digitized ephemera and contemporary boggart memories, and reconstructs boggart beliefs, experiences, and tales. The author shows how folklorists misrepresented the boggart in the past and how digitization can offer rich rewards.

Format: Hardback
Length: 330 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2022
Publisher: University of Exeter Press

The Boggart: A Reassessment of an English Supernatural Being

The Boggart: A Reassessment of an English Supernatural Being

The Boggart, a supernatural being from the north of England, has been the subject of much research and speculation. Despite its obscure nature, it has managed to survive in both place-names and fantasy literature, particularly in the Harry Potter universe. This book is a pioneering effort in collecting boggart folklore, employing two innovative methods. The first involves the use of hundreds of thousands of words from newly digitized ephemera, providing a comprehensive account of the boggart's history and beliefs. The second method involves collecting 1,100 contemporary boggart memories from social media surveys and personal interviews conducted during the interwar and postwar years.

By combining this new data with an interdisciplinary approach encompassing dialectology, folklore, Victorian history, supernatural history, oral history, place-name studies, and sociology, the author aims to reconstruct boggart beliefs, experiences, and tales. The book challenges the conventional notion that the boggart was a 'goblin' and reveals that it was a much broader term encompassing all solitary supernatural beings, from killer mermaids to headless phantoms, from black dogs to shape-changing ghouls.

The author also delves into how folklorists misrepresented the boggart during the same period, leading to the birth of the modern fantasy boggart. The Boggart offers a fresh reading of associated traditions and demonstrates how recent advances in digitization can offer rich rewards. The book explores the ways in which digitization has enabled researchers to access a vast amount of historical and cultural material, making it easier to study and understand the past.

Furthermore, the book highlights the importance of interdisciplinary research in folklore studies. By combining different fields of study, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of the cultural and social significance of supernatural beings and traditions. The Boggart is a valuable contribution to the field of folklore studies, providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the boggart and its place in English folklore.

In conclusion, The Boggart: A Reassessment of an English Supernatural Being is a groundbreaking work that offers a fresh perspective on the boggart and its place in English folklore. By combining innovative research methods and an interdisciplinary approach, the author has reconstructed boggart beliefs, experiences, and tales, challenging conventional notions and revealing the broader cultural significance of supernatural beings. The book is a valuable contribution to the field of folklore studies and will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts alike.

Weight: 596g
Dimension: 242 x 195 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781905816903

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