Circling as an Entrance to the Otherworld
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8930920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Pyeatt Menefee (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-20 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1985.9716327 |
| OpenAlex | W2056387294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
shirtsleeves; others are warming up with the intricate rituals known only to the athletic. A hush falls as the chapel clock strikes the first stroke of twelve. In a rush, runners are off, impelled by the cheers of fellow students, reaching, striving to complete a circuit of the quad before the last stroke of the clock.' Kit's Coty House at Aylesford, Kent, on the other hand, consists of the remains of a chamber tomb. Here, It is a persistent tradition that if a personal object is placed upon the capstone, and the donor thereof walks round the monument, three times, then the object will disappear; this ritual must be carried out on the night of the full moon. Interested persons have carried out this ritual at intervals right up to this year [19461 when the activities of a local investigator were fully reported in the local press.2 In addressing the question 'why have such rituals?', this paper will consider folklore involving circling at archaeological sites, and compare it to traditions of human-fairy interaction, witchcraft, and the devil. It will consider supernatural summonings in divinatory rituals and touch briefly on historical antecedents to demonstrate that the original intent of the practice was to open an entrance to the Otherworld. Additionally, it is hoped that this investigation will highlight some of the problems inherent in applying folklore to archaeological remains
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Capstone · Chapel · Folklore · Linguistics · Literature · Object (grammar · Visual arts · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2025 (41) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |