George Monger
Biographic Data
| ID | 706201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Monger |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Monger |
| SIGNATURE | MONGER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museum of East Anglian Life |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Pilgrimage to Kensington Palace
The death of Diana Princess of Wales led to an overwhelming popular movement which seemed to fuse elements of the roadside shrine phenomenon previously reported in Folklore (Monger 1997), pilgrimage on the Great Religion model, and New Age forms of expressing spirituality. The countrywide reaction to the death resulted in gifts and flowers being placed at town halls and council offices all over the country. Some were also placed at war memorials …
Modern Wayside Shrines
Tony Walter in his note in response to Susan Drury (Folklore 107, 106-7) mentioned the now common practice of leaving floral tributes at the site of a fatality, with specific reference to the Hillsborough Disaster and the Kings Cross fire, adding: have no idea how recent or old this folk custom is. I suspect that the custom existed before 1989 but that the massive TV coverage of 'the Anfield Pilgrimage' disseminated the idea across the country. O…
To Marry in May”: An Investigation of a Superstition
Contemporary Wayside Shrines
Recent high-profile tragic cases of deaths in many parts of Britain — I.R. A. bombs, the case of James Bulger in Liverpool, the shooting of a policeman and, at the time of writing this note, the death of twelve children and a teacher from Hagley R.C. High School, Kidderminster, in a motorway accident, have all elicited a community response where wreaths and other floral tributes are placed on or near the site of the tragedy or at some central rel…
Dragons and Big Cats
MICHAEL Goss,' in his description of Big Cat sightings as reported in newspapers, characterised and described the common salient features of these reports. Goss went on to try and discern antecedents of these big cat sightings in folk tradition-with little success. However, his characterisations do fit published descriptions of older monstrous beast sightings. Briefly, Goss's characterisations are: 1. An eyewitness account of a non-native animal.…
Rural Community Centres: Indicators of Social and Cultural Change
In the study of the development of village and other rural settlements, communal buildings are often overlooked. There may be several reasons for this but such buildings as village halls and community centres are of relatively recent origin, they often have no unifying architectural style and they may represent a fairly unromantic and unpicturesque aspect of village/rural community life. However, the role of the pub too is often misunderstood. In…
Car Boot Sales: A Manifestation of Popular Capitalism
Car boot sales are a 1980s phenomenon which deserve to be chronicled as part of contemporary British folk life. These sales are a form of popular capitalism which are often used as fund-raising events instead of the old jumble sale, 50/50 sale or sale of work. These events all deserve some individual study as, to some extent, they all generate their own recognizable community and sets of rules. When I was a student, I remember that a good jumble …
Further Notes on Wedding Customs in Industry
SINCE the publication of my 'Note on Wedding Customs in Industry Today' (Folklore, 1971)0 more information has come to light. The variants of this custom can be divided into three main groups which are conveniently English, Irish and Scottish. I will call the English variants the 'ribbon girl' ceremony, the Scottish, 'creeling the bride' and the Irish the 'Irish ribbon girl'. The main points of these ceremonies are very much the same. The girl wh…
Pre-Marriage Ceremonies
A Note on Wedding Customs in Industry Today
MUCH folklore has been found in the fishing and mining industries, and in the textile-manufacturing factories of the Industrial Revolution. Modern light industry also has its share of folk tales and superstitions, and customs which develop around special occasions in the lives of the people. One such occasion is marriage. Customs exist today concerning industrial workers about to be married, including a ceremony which I have observed at a sweet-m…
The End of Isolation. British Foreign Policy 1900-1907
The End of Isolation: Britain, Germany and Japan, 1900–1902 ( The Alexander Prize Essay )
At the end of the nineteenth century the British Empire was under great pressure. Several factors had combined to produce this: the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894, which had united her two most dangerous antagonists; the growth of powerful new fleets like the Russian, German and American; the decline of ancient non-European monarchies like China, Persia and Morocco, and the appearance in their place of a power vacuum. But none of these new devel…
The End of Isolation. British Foreign Policy 1900-1907
Modern Wayside Shrines
Tony Walter in his note in response to Susan Drury (Folklore 107, 106-7) mentioned the now common practice of leaving floral tributes at the site of a fatality, with specific reference to the Hillsborough Disaster and the Kings Cross fire, adding: have no idea how recent or old this folk custom is. I suspect that the custom existed before 1989 but that the massive TV coverage of 'the Anfield Pilgrimage' disseminated the idea across the country. O…
Pilgrimage to Kensington Palace
The death of Diana Princess of Wales led to an overwhelming popular movement which seemed to fuse elements of the roadside shrine phenomenon previously reported in Folklore (Monger 1997), pilgrimage on the Great Religion model, and New Age forms of expressing spirituality. The countrywide reaction to the death resulted in gifts and flowers being placed at town halls and council offices all over the country. Some were also placed at war memorials …
A Note on Wedding Customs in Industry Today
MUCH folklore has been found in the fishing and mining industries, and in the textile-manufacturing factories of the Industrial Revolution. Modern light industry also has its share of folk tales and superstitions, and customs which develop around special occasions in the lives of the people. One such occasion is marriage. Customs exist today concerning industrial workers about to be married, including a ceremony which I have observed at a sweet-m…
Further Notes on Wedding Customs in Industry
SINCE the publication of my 'Note on Wedding Customs in Industry Today' (Folklore, 1971)0 more information has come to light. The variants of this custom can be divided into three main groups which are conveniently English, Irish and Scottish. I will call the English variants the 'ribbon girl' ceremony, the Scottish, 'creeling the bride' and the Irish the 'Irish ribbon girl'. The main points of these ceremonies are very much the same. The girl wh…
To Marry in May”: An Investigation of a Superstition
The End of Isolation: Britain, Germany and Japan, 1900–1902 ( The Alexander Prize Essay )
At the end of the nineteenth century the British Empire was under great pressure. Several factors had combined to produce this: the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894, which had united her two most dangerous antagonists; the growth of powerful new fleets like the Russian, German and American; the decline of ancient non-European monarchies like China, Persia and Morocco, and the appearance in their place of a power vacuum. But none of these new devel…
The End of Isolation. British Foreign Policy 1900-1907
A Note on Wedding Customs in Industry Today
MUCH folklore has been found in the fishing and mining industries, and in the textile-manufacturing factories of the Industrial Revolution. Modern light industry also has its share of folk tales and superstitions, and customs which develop around special occasions in the lives of the people. One such occasion is marriage. Customs exist today concerning industrial workers about to be married, including a ceremony which I have observed at a sweet-m…
Pre-Marriage Ceremonies
Further Notes on Wedding Customs in Industry
SINCE the publication of my 'Note on Wedding Customs in Industry Today' (Folklore, 1971)0 more information has come to light. The variants of this custom can be divided into three main groups which are conveniently English, Irish and Scottish. I will call the English variants the 'ribbon girl' ceremony, the Scottish, 'creeling the bride' and the Irish the 'Irish ribbon girl'. The main points of these ceremonies are very much the same. The girl wh…
Car Boot Sales: A Manifestation of Popular Capitalism
Car boot sales are a 1980s phenomenon which deserve to be chronicled as part of contemporary British folk life. These sales are a form of popular capitalism which are often used as fund-raising events instead of the old jumble sale, 50/50 sale or sale of work. These events all deserve some individual study as, to some extent, they all generate their own recognizable community and sets of rules. When I was a student, I remember that a good jumble …
Dragons and Big Cats
MICHAEL Goss,' in his description of Big Cat sightings as reported in newspapers, characterised and described the common salient features of these reports. Goss went on to try and discern antecedents of these big cat sightings in folk tradition-with little success. However, his characterisations do fit published descriptions of older monstrous beast sightings. Briefly, Goss's characterisations are: 1. An eyewitness account of a non-native animal.…
Rural Community Centres: Indicators of Social and Cultural Change
In the study of the development of village and other rural settlements, communal buildings are often overlooked. There may be several reasons for this but such buildings as village halls and community centres are of relatively recent origin, they often have no unifying architectural style and they may represent a fairly unromantic and unpicturesque aspect of village/rural community life. However, the role of the pub too is often misunderstood. In…
Contemporary Wayside Shrines
Recent high-profile tragic cases of deaths in many parts of Britain — I.R. A. bombs, the case of James Bulger in Liverpool, the shooting of a policeman and, at the time of writing this note, the death of twelve children and a teacher from Hagley R.C. High School, Kidderminster, in a motorway accident, have all elicited a community response where wreaths and other floral tributes are placed on or near the site of the tragedy or at some central rel…
To Marry in May”: An Investigation of a Superstition
Modern Wayside Shrines
Tony Walter in his note in response to Susan Drury (Folklore 107, 106-7) mentioned the now common practice of leaving floral tributes at the site of a fatality, with specific reference to the Hillsborough Disaster and the Kings Cross fire, adding: have no idea how recent or old this folk custom is. I suspect that the custom existed before 1989 but that the massive TV coverage of 'the Anfield Pilgrimage' disseminated the idea across the country. O…
Pilgrimage to Kensington Palace
The death of Diana Princess of Wales led to an overwhelming popular movement which seemed to fuse elements of the roadside shrine phenomenon previously reported in Folklore (Monger 1997), pilgrimage on the Great Religion model, and New Age forms of expressing spirituality. The countrywide reaction to the death resulted in gifts and flowers being placed at town halls and council offices all over the country. Some were also placed at war memorials …
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