Vernacular Knowledge

Ulo Valk is Professor of Estonian and Comparative Folklore at the University of Tartu. Marion Bowman is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at The Open University. Ulo Valk is Professor of Estonian and Comparative Folklore at the University of Tartu. Marion Bowman is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at The Open University.

• An Introduction to Vernacular KnowledgeUElo ValkPolitics and Vernacular Strategies of Resistance1. In Quest of Lost Heritage, Ethnic Identity, and Democracy: The Belarusian CaseAnastasiya Astapova, University of Tartu2. Humour and Resistance in Russia's Ecological Utopia: A Look at the Anastasia MovementIrina Sadovina, Univesity of Sheffield3. Visual Media and the Reconfiguration of Divinity in Moldovan Radical Religion James A. Kapalo, University College CorkNarrating and Creating the Past4. Blessings beyond Time and Place: The Fluid Nature of Narrative Tradition in Contemporary HinduismMartin Wood, University of Gloucestershire 5. Truth, Variation and the Legendry: The Case of Saint Madhavadeva's Birth Place in Assam UElo Valk6. Unearthing the Narratives of the Rongkups of Sikkim: From Vernacular Alternatives to Institutionalised BeliefsReep Pandi Lepcha, Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College, Sikkim Renegotiating Tradition and Authority7. When a Cosmic Shift Fails: The Power of Vernacular Authority in a New Age Internet ForumRobert Glenn Howard, University of Wisconsin-Madison8. Making Sense: The Body as a Medium to Supernatural RealityKristel Kivari, University of Tartu9. Seeking as a Late Modern Tradition: Three Vernacular Biographies Steven J. Sutcliffe, University of Edinburgh 10.Practices of Niggunim: Contemporary Jewish Song in a Vernacular Religion PerspectiveRuth Illman, The Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture Vernacular Knowledge and Christianity11. Feminist Folk, Christian Folk and Black MadonnasMelanie Landman, Independent scholar 12. Negotiating Vernacular Authority, Legitimacy and Power: Creativity, Ambiguity and Materiality in Devotion to Gauchito GilMarion Bowman 13. The Upper Room: Domestic Space, Vernacular Religion, and the Observant University CatholicLeonard Norman Primiano, Cabrini College Afterlife and Afterdeath14. Dealing with the Dead: Vernacular Belief Negotiations Among the Khasi of North Eastern IndiaMargaret Lyngdoh, University of Tartu 15. An Immured Soul: Contested Ritual Traditions and Demonological Narratives in Contemporary MongoliaAlevtina Solovyeva, Russian State University for the Humanities 16. Ghosts in Belief, Practice and MetaphorPaul Cowdell, University of Hertfordshire 17. Afterword: 25 Years of Vernacular Religion ScholarshipMarion Bowman