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Discussion published by Greg Eghigian on Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Query: Studies of strange sightings by sailors and seafarers

Dear Colleagues,

I'm hoping that some of you might be able to point me in the right direction. I am interested in identifying some studies of reports of uncanny sightings (strange lights, ghost ships, sea serpents, etc) by sailors and seafarers throughout history. While I have been able to find the equivalent for celestial "wonders," I have been unable to track anything down about this kind of folklore among mariners. (My search terms obviously have been less than adequate). 

I would appreciate any tips and suggestions for reading you might have.

Thanks,

Discussion published by Timothy Lloyd on Thursday, July 13, 2017

Deadline Extended for American Folklore Society Executive Director Applications

To accommodate potential candidates, AFS is extending the July 17 deadline for applications for its Executive Director position to July 27. For the complete position announcement, please go to http://www.afsnet.org/networking/apply_now.aspx?view=2&id=435632.

Discussion published by Marielle Risse on Friday, June 23, 2017

Omani Folktales - Invitation to Collaborate

I am an Associate Professor in literature who has been doing cultural studies/ anthropology research in Southern Oman for over a decade. I teach at a small university in Salalah and am interested in working with a graduate student, academic or independent researcher on a collection of folktales and fairy tales collected in the 1970s and recently published in English. The folktales were tape-recorded and originally spoken in an unwritten language.

Link published by Nathalie Knöhr on Friday, June 16, 2017

EVIFA - Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Ethnologie/ The Virtual Library of Social and Cultural Anthropology

http://www.evifa.de/cms/1/

The Virtual Library of Social and Cultural Anthropology is a project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and based at the Humboldt University Library of Berlin which is responsible for the Special Subject Collections "General and Comparative Folkore Studies" and "General and Comparative Social Anthropology". It provides tools for the research of folkloristic and anthropological information. It was launched in 2003 and is continuously being extended.

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