Vernacular religion and nature: The “Bible of the Folk” tradition in Newfoundland

In this paper I shall set out some of the basic ideas and terms underlying my views on the relationship between folkore and the study of religion, and on why I believe this can be such a fruitful partnership. I shall then use the case study of the “Bible of the Folk” tradition in Newfoundland to dem...

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Published in:Folklore
Main Author: Bowman, Marion
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://oro.open.ac.uk/9788/
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Summary:In this paper I shall set out some of the basic ideas and terms underlying my views on the relationship between folkore and the study of religion, and on why I believe this can be such a fruitful partnership. I shall then use the case study of the “Bible of the Folk” tradition in Newfoundland to demonstrate some of these points.