Saints, Poets, and Rubber Ducks
Crafting the Sacred at St Nectan’s Glen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8932453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ceri Houlbrook (0000-0003-2965-8853, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 344-361 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| 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.2016.1197593 |
| OpenAlex | W2556538459 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article focuses on St Nectan’s Glen, Cornwall, where layers of ritual deposition imply a long history of spiritual significance—an implication that is debunked by a diachronic examination of the site, which reveals a relatively recent, and conscious, crafting of the sacred
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |