Identificatie
referentie code
Add. MS b/36/114
Titel
Copy letter from E. Ray Lankester to J. G. Frazer
Datum(s)
- c 1947-c 1955 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
1 item; typescript copy
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Chinehead, Westcliff Road, Bournemouth. Dated March 20th, 1919 - Has been reading his 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament' and asks if he has notes about tests of maternal impressions; discusses sour milk superstitions, and menstrous women and milk; the clanging noises to drive away evil spirits; classical parallels to Jonah and the whale; 'jus primae noctis' and African tribal custom, and the 19th century French courtesan who connected sexual desire and ear piercing.