The Mutability of Meaning: Contextualizing the Cumbrian Coin-Tree

@article{Houlbrook2014TheMO,
  title={The Mutability of Meaning: Contextualizing the Cumbrian Coin-Tree},
  author={Ceri Houlbrook},
  journal={Folklore},
  year={2014},
  volume={125},
  pages={40 - 59}
}
This paper examines the mutability of the ‘meaning’ of folklore, as articulated by Lauri Honko. The paper aims to illustrate the amorphous and ambiguous nature of customs and traditions by considering the multiple ‘meanings’ ascribed to a contemporary British folkloric custom: the Cumbrian coin-tree. 
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