Traveller Storytelling in Scotland

Folklore, Ideology, Cultural Identity

By: Robert Fell

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Hardcover | 31 October 2024

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This book unravels the complexities of traditional storytelling and uses creative analytical techniques to uncover the meanings of the stories we tell. The reader is first acquainted with conceptualisations of how stories make meaning in our lives, then guided through a selection of stories from the rich traditions of Scotland's Traveller and Nawken/Nacken communities.

Beginning with a nuanced historical overview of the communities, Traveller Storytelling in Scotland: Folklore, Ideology and Cultural Identity then draws on archives, texts and interviews to introduce readers to the unique and vibrant folklore of Scotland's Travellers and Nawken/Nacken. It connects ethnology and literary criticism to contextualise folklore and reveal how its ideological priorities underpin cultural identity. Utilising diverse analytical techniques, this book is a timely examination of a folkloric idiom that has, until now, been sorely in need of further scrutiny. It showcases the sophistication and enduring relevance of folkloric expressions to contemporary Scottish culture.

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An essential contribution to our understanding of the Scottish Travellers: their lore and language, their ancient heritage, their fraught relations with mainstream society, and their stories, which are so deeply imbued with humane values.

--John D. Niles, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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