If you’re interested in the role that folklore might have to play in the world of high finance and banking, may we recommend an article in the journal Folklore, Volume 124, Issue 3, 2013? Where author Robert McDowall, who holds a Law degree (LLB Hons) from University College London, and is based in the UK […]
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Little Red Riding Hood and the Credibility Trees
Long long ago, you might have heard the story of ATU 333 – though you’ll probably know it by its more usual title: ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. And later, you might have wondered (as some have) about its phylogeny – or even its ‘Phylomemetics’. In which case, Dr Jamie Tehrani who is a Senior Lecturer […]
Spanish Medical Folklore: Inducing Milk
A 1910 British medical article about Spanish medical folklore includes some stories about how to induce milk: “Spanish Medical Folklore,” British Medical Journal, October 15, 1910, p. 1168. The unsigned article explains that its information comes from “two articles on Spanish superstitions, by Dr. Martin arrera y Dellunder, which appeared in the Gaceta Medica Catalana of […]