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Saturated with meaning: peatlands, heritage and folklore
Flint, Abbi Jennings, Benjamin R.
Flint, Abbi
Jennings, Benjamin R.
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2020
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Peatlands have often been represented in cultural material as being dangerous and inhospitable places, partly based on post-medieval influences, but also partly based on elements of folklore which emphasise the ‘other-worldly’ and liminal nature of these environments. Using Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, as a case study, the role of heritage, folklore and cultural media in guiding perceptions of the landscape is explored. Contemporary society is more diversified than historic situations, and our review indicates that perceptions of heritage landscapes reflect this complexity. The use of the peatland by different groups is explored, before addressing the interconnected roles of folklore and archaeology in past, present and future engagement with this landscape.
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Flint A and Jennings BR (2020) Saturated with meaning: peatlands, heritage and folklore. Time and Mind. 13(3): 283-305.
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