Thomas Hardy: Folklore and Resistance

1. Introduction
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2. Belief: Overlooking, Sympathetic Magic, Hag-Riding, and South’s Tree
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3. Acts of Disapproval: Skimmington Riding
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4. Acts of Approval: The Portland Custom
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5. Winter Customs: Bonfire Night and Mumming
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6. Summer Customs: May Day and Midsummer Divination
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7. Conclusion
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Avainsanat: Literature, Nineteenth-Century Literature, British and Irish Literature, Fiction, Literary History