Wondrous Events: Foundations of Folk Belief

Seeking remnants of verbal traditions they thought were being lost to industrialization and urbanization, the earliest folklore scholars took to the countryside. Analyzing folk culture in a fuller context, a generation of folklife scholars in the twentieth century set out to identify patterns in the rural landscape in materials, such as traditional artifacts and folk belief, that would illuminate the old traditional way of life and expand the purview of American history. A vital subject requiring more study and that connects to all other aspects of rural culture is traditional farming practices in the agricultural year. With regard to social history, folklife scholars have a critical role in the debate concerning the effect of commercialism on preindustrial farming that have implications for the valuation of family farms, rural communities, and sustainability into the twenty-first century. Among the topics in the rural setting that call for further folklife research are narratives of loss, the creation of local economies, and sense of place.

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The Colossian Syncretism: The Interface between Christianity and Folk Belief at Colossae

Journal of Biblical Literature ◽

10.2307/3266422 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 117 (1) ◽

pp. 156

Author(s):

L. W. Hurtado ◽

Clinton E. Arnold

Keyword(s):

Folk Belief

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Emotional causality in dynamistic Finnish–Karelian folk belief

Scandinavian Journal of History ◽

10.1080/03468755.2016.1179828 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 369-387

Author(s):

Laura Stark

Keyword(s):

Folk Belief

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Magyar Hiedelemmonda Katalogus (A Catalog of Hungarian Folk Belief Legends)

Western Folklore ◽

10.2307/1499470 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

Wayland D. Hand ◽

Anna Bihari

Keyword(s):

Folk Belief

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Courtship, Marriage, and Folk-Belief in Val d'Ossola (Piedmont).

Folklore ◽

10.1080/0015587x.1912.9719688 ◽

1912 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 457-460

Author(s):

Estella Canziani

Keyword(s):

Folk Belief

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Spirited Away by the Female Forest Spirit in Swedish Folk Belief

Folklore ◽

10.1080/0015587x.2019.1701280 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 131 (2) ◽

pp. 159-179

Author(s):

Tommy Kuusela

Keyword(s):

Folk Belief

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Some Evidences on Effect of Intake Aguamiel (Agave sap)

Sustainable Agriculture Research ◽

10.5539/sar.v5n1p49 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 49

Author(s):

A. Carrillo-López ◽

H. Silos-Espino ◽

S. Flores-Benitez ◽

E. A. Espinoza-Sánchez ◽

J. R. Ornelas-Tavares ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Cell ◽

Total Cholesterol ◽

Cell Count ◽

Adult Males ◽

Blood Cell Count ◽

Folk Belief ◽

Young Males ◽

Cholesterol Levels ◽

Normal Ranges ◽

Related Proteins

Honeywater or aguamiel (Agave sap) has been consumed by Mexican population since pre-columbian times. Although, it has been claimed by folk belief that aguamiel possesses some medicinal properties, scientific studies on its effect on human health have not been well documented. The behavior of blood components in nine volunteers (two young males, three adult females and four adult males) after aguamiel consumption (250 mL every three days during a period of 35 days) was analyzed. It was found that, serum red blood cell count, serum white blood cell count, platelet count, minerals (Zn, Mg and Fe) and iron-related proteins (ferritin and transferrin) levels were not negatively affected because of all of these blood indicators ranged within normal reference values. However, this study showed that aguamiel presented a specific functional effect since hypercholesterolemic adult males showed normal levels of serum total cholesterol after aguamiel consumption, whereas total cholesterol levels were kept in normal ranges after aguamiel consumption for normocholesterolemic subjects. Furthermore, aguamiel consumption did not cause hyperglycemia in any of the tested groups.

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