The Customs and Traditions of Wales (Architecture of Wales): With an Introduction by Emma Lile (Pocket Guides) - Softcover

Trefor M. Owen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783168250 ISBN 13: 9781783168255

Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2016

Synopsis

Trefor M. Owen's seminal work educates, enlightens and entertains with a far-reaching yet accessible text, which paints a colourful and comprehensive portrait of a nation's rich folk culture. The Customs and Traditions of Wales is an illuminating and engrossing insight into a subject that continues to unfold and develop in contemporary life. Despite an increasingly globalised society that has transformed local communities, folk customs are still practised and enjoyed the world over as people combine modern-day and historical rituals and embrace opportunities to learn about their past, and Owen's influential study has maintained its relevance as customs change and evolve.

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Review:

." . . Trefor M. Owen has admirably succeeded in introducing his reader to a wealth of information on the social history, customs and traditions of Wales." --Rural Wales

"This guide is certainly pocket-sized, but the depth and breadth of its contents are quite remarkable, and equal to what is often found in a much bulkier tome." - --Lore and Language

." . . extremely neat and pleasing in presentation . . . Altogether the guide is immensely accessible and user- friendly for both expert and layman. It is a pocket version in the best sense - comprehensive yet succinct." --Welsh Historian

‘Bando and cnapan, folk dancing and the Mari Lwyd – to us, entertaining leftovers from the Welsh past; but as this marvellous little book shows, actually the social glue which held communities together and from which we could learn much.’

Dr Eurwyn Wiliam, The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

‘When first published, this study by Trefor M. Owen was perhaps the most distinguished and substantial work on the daily life and traditional customs of pre-industrial Wales. It still remains an indispensable volume for anyone interested in the subject. The thorough and comprehensive updating of this re-published classic will make Owen’s impeccable scholarship and humanistic approach to the study of traditional Welsh life available to a new generation of readers.’

Dr Juliette Wood, Cardiff University

About the Author:

Trefor M. Owen was Curator at the Museum of Welsh Life, and a recognized authority on Welsh folk traditions. He is the author of "The Place-Names of Wales," also published by the University of Wales Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1783168250
• ISBN 13: 9781783168255
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Emma Lile