Katharine Briggs Folklore Award Winners

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Winners

	Black Magic and Bogeymen: Fear, Rumour and Popular Belief in the North of Ireland 1972-74 by Richard Jenkins 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anglo-Scottish Ballad and its Imaginary Contexts by David Atkinson (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack: Victorian Urban Folklore and Popular Cultures by Karl Bell 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices of the People in Nineteenth-Century France by David Hopkin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Folk Tales, Tall Tales, Trickster Tales, and Legends of the Supernatural from the Pinelands of New Jersey by Herbert Halpert 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Played at the Pub: The pub games of Britain by Arthur Taylor 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Musical Playground: Global Tradition and Change in Children's Songs and Games by Kathryn Marsh 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welsh Furniture 1250 1950 by Richard J. Bebb it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre by Jack D. Zipes 3.81 avg rating — 119 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages by Catherine Rider 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Explore Fairy Traditions by Jeremy Harte 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland by Steve Roud 4.30 avg rating — 40 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Middle Ages by Malcolm Jones 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death, Memory and Material Culture by Elizabeth Hallam 3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oral and Literate Culture in England, 1500-1700 by Adam Fox 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Locating Irish Folklore: Tradition, Modernity, Identity by Diarmuid Ó Giolláin 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling, and Making Mock by Marina Warner 4.06 avg rating — 238 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conversing with Angels and Ancients: Literary Myths of Medieval Ireland by Joseph Falaky Nagy 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breton Ballads by Mary-Ann Constantine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flamenco Deep Song by Timothy Mitchell 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irish Country Furniture, 1700-1950 by Claudia Kinmonth 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Imagined Village: Culture, Ideology, and the English Folk Revival by Georgina Boyes 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Customs in Common: Studies in Traditional Popular Culture by E.P. Thompson 4.20 avg rating — 183 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rites of Marrying: The Wedding Industry in Scotland by Simon R. Charsley 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues by Paul Oliver 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth by J.P. Mallory 4.10 avg rating — 741 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1989)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions by H.R. Ellis Davidson 4.12 avg rating — 887 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storytelling Rights: The Uses of Oral and Written Texts by Urban Adolescents by Amy Shuman it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1987)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Singing Game by Iona Opie 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1986)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theory and History of Folklore by Vladimir Propp 4.35 avg rating — 293 ratings Katharine Briggs Folklore Award (1985)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars