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"Gypsies"
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
[1960s]
Typed captions which accompany photographs of Gypsy Traveller and Roma communities collected by Sanderson during the course of his research into Gypsy Traveller and Roma life and lore. The photographs...
R: Gypsies (Cultural Minorities)
1966-1975
This subseries contains items relating to Gypsy Traveller and Roma culture. The subject matter includes Gypsy Traveller life and customs, public perceptions of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities, S...
E: Human Life: Social Customs and Rites of Passage
1962-1980
This series includes items relating to various aspects of human life and the human life cycle. The subject matter includes the human body, childhood, and customs and beliefs associated with birth, mar...
Classes of the Community
1972
This subseries, comprising a single file only, contains Christopher Sykes' article, 'The Last of the Wold Rangers', extracted from 'Country Life' (31 August 1972), pp. 504-505. The article focusses on...
Witchcraft and Sorcery Among the Ejagham (West Cameroon), with an Ethnographical Introduction
Ebot, Wilson Atem
1978
This Ph.D. thesis describes beliefs in witchcraft and sorcery among the Ejagham, West Cameroon, in the context of development and change. It is divided into five sections, subdivided into eighteen cha...
"The T. W. Thompson Collection of Gypsy Folk Tales: An Edition with Commentary and Analytical Indexes"
Clinch, Angela Jane
1982
Ph.D. thesis consisting of Thomas William Thompson's folktales collected from English Gypsy Traveller communities between 1908 and 1924. The tales have been classified and arranged according to the Aa...
Sacred Language Among the Yamba People: A Case Study of the Power of Language
Yeriwa, Jikong Stephen
1979
A study of the sacred language used by the Yamba people of Cameroon, in ceremonies performed within their society throughout the year. The collector selects samples of sacred utterances (prayers, inju...
Marriage Customs in Central Sudan
Hamid, Sayed
1965
Dissertation submitted for the postgraduate Diploma in Folk Life Studies. The marriage customs of central Sudan are here classified under two headings, Betrothal and Preparation for Marriage and Marri...
Birth, Marriage, Death and Initiation Customs and Beliefs in the Central Sudan
Hamid, Sayed
1966
M.A. study of customs connected with the life cycle in central Sudan. The aim has been to put these in their proper social setting and to give them possible interpretations, whilst also attempting to ...
Some Aspects of Bakossi Rituals
Alobwede D'Epie, Charles
1974
M.A. dissertation on the ritual life of the Bakossi tribe in south-western Cameroon. The rituals are presented in the light of Bakossi original beliefs and thinking, that is, they are described as the...
Marriage and Death Ceremonies in Derna, Eastern Libya
El-Darrat, Nasser
1975
Research study, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for a Master's degree in English Literature, which describes and analyses the customs associated with death and marriage in the town...
A Folkloristic Approach to Traditional Educational Processes in Igbo
Oduah, Gabriel Ikechukwu
1981
M.A. dissertation on aspects of the folk life of the Igbo people living in south-eastern Nigeria. The study is divided into three sections, the first containing chapters on the Igbo people (their geog...