Scottish Life and Society Volume 1: An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology

Description

The publication of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton. The series explores the many elements in Scottish history, language and culture which have shaped the identity of Scotland and Scots at local, regional and national level, placing these in an international context. This introduction provides an overview of the discipline of ethnology as it has developed in Scotland and more widely, the sources and methods for its study, and practical guidance on the means by which it can be examined within its constituent genres, based on the experience of those currently working with ethnological materials.

Alexander Felton is the author of many books and articles on Scottish country life. He served as senior assistant editor of the Scottish National Dictionary, and was director of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, of the school of Scottish studies of the University of Edinburgh, and of the European Ethnological Research Centre. Margaret A. Mackay is the director of the school of Scottish studies archives at the University of Edinburgh.