The “Innocent and Touching Custom” of maidens' garlands
A field report
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8933189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosie Morris (0000-0002-0290-6688, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 355-387 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/0015587032000145388 |
| OpenAlex | W2071349579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Aspects of garlanding as a popular custom have received little attention in folkloristic scholarship. Funeral garlanding, particularly the creation of flower-decked shrines to commemorate victims of accidents, as in the case of Diana, Pricess of Wales, has also been explored. This paper deals with another manifestation of mortuary garlanding—the custom of making maidens' garlands for deceased young female virgins. The history, distribution, construction and meaning of these funeral mementoes are dealt with, and detailed fieldwork on maidens' garlands conducted at five churches in Shropshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire from 1990 to 2002, including photographic documentation, is reported in detail
Art · Documentation · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Meaning (existential · Political science · Scholarship · Computer Science · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |