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Folklore, Folk Traditions, and Mythology
General resources
Free-access, full text journals
Culture, history, traditions, folklore of Campania
Italian proverbs and sayings
Encyclopaedias, dictionaries, and archives
Mythology, folklore, magic, folk traditions, material culture
- Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts (very rich collection of folklore and mythology from all over the world)
- Mythology & Folklore (rich, annotated collection of links to resources on the Internet, with room for folklore from several countries and cultural groups)
- Cultural Analysis (published in Berkeley by the University of California, interdisciplinary journal that intends to explore expressive, diary culture)
- De Proverbio (founded in 1995, journal of international studies on proverbs, devoted to Paremiology and Paremiography)
- Folklore (folklore and compared religion with articles on mythology, popular religion, shamanism, popular poetry, urban legends, Ethnomusicology and popular beliefs. Published by the Department of Folklore of the Institute of Estonian Language in Estonia)
- New Directions in Folklore: Impromptu Journal (deals with topics and research on contemporary folklore)
- Campania Felix (the journal Campania Felix is a touristic guide of Campania with itineraries, resorts and touristic services; the web site supports enogastronomical, folklore and artistic tourism and provides information about the best forms of local handicrafts and typical products)
- Carnevale di Agropoli (in Salerno province, this carnival is twinned with the one in Viareggio)
- Carnevale di Terzigno (takes place in the province of Naples with parades of quadrilles, folkloric traditional musical groups and some wagons. Many information and photographs)
- Carnevale di Palma Campania (in the province of Naples, it is a carnival of quadrilles with groups of folklore playing typical musical instruments. Contains program, history, photographs and music)
- Carnevale di Saviano (contains the history and news on the carnival of Saviano, in Naples province)
- C.R.C. - Folklore in Campania (here we find Folkitalia, a virtual space devoted to folklore in Campania maintained by the association C.R.C., the Centre for the Research and Preservation of popular traditions of Nocera Superiore. It has a large number of pages rich with information and data of interest. In six languages)
- I Gigli di Nola (site devoted to the feast of the lilies of Nola, in honour of Saint Paolino. Contains information, programs, images and useful news)
- Napoletanità (Umberto De Fabio, keen on astronomy, has created a virtual space devoted to Naples, its traditions and its culture. Pictures and postcards of Campania capital also available. Sayings and idioms)
- 'O Presebbio (this site is devoted to Neapolitan crib, its history, meanings and the wonders of its art)
- Il Presepe Napoletano (contains history, tradition, setting, bibliography and all that is related to Neapolitan crib)
- Cento proverbi siciliani (collection of proverbs in Sicilian with Italian translation)
- CSSSS: Proverbi (section of the site of the Centre of Sicilian Historical Social Studies devoted to proverbs in Sicilian)
- Detti dialettali (a collection of dialectal proverbs and idioms spread in two small areas of Sannio and Irpinia in Campania)
- Detti e proverbi di Castelvetere (contains a list of sayings and proverbs in dialect from Castevetere -Benevento province-, with Italian translation. Painstaking from the linguistic point of view as well)
- Detti Famosi di Campobello di Licata (meaning of nicknames and sayings from Campobello di Licata -Sicily- and a diary by a sulphur miner from the 19th century)
- Dizionario Aquilano (popular sayings from the area of l'Aquila with a dictionary of more usual terms)
- Lucania Bella (proverbs and expressions in the dialect of Grassano -Lucania-, collected by typology)
- Modi di dire di Andretta (proverbs, sayings and idioms from the commune of Andretta in Campania, both in local dialect and in Italian)
- Modi di dire di Campobello di Licata ((proverbs and idioms in the dialect of the area of Campobello di Licata -Sicily-, collected by Baron Ugo Antonio Bella)
- Proverbi e detti siciliani (site publishing proverbs in the dialect of Motta Sant'Anastasia, Catania province)
- Proverbi Agirini (collection of proverbs and expressions in the dialect of Agira, Enna province)
- Proverbi dedicati al vino (a collection of wine sayings)
- Proverbi dei Mesi (monthly ordered collection of proverbs in the dialect of Trent)
- I Proverbi della Sicilia (Sicilian proverbs, expressions and idioms grouped by subject, translated both into Italian and English)
- Proverbi della Val Camonica (proverbs are grouped by subject and translated)
- I Proverbi di Conversano (proverbs from Conversano -Bari province- transcribed by using signs available in Italian but keeping dialectal pronunciation)
- I Proverbi di Frattamaggiore (proverbs, idioms, dialect terms transcribed in Italian and illustrated)
- I Proverbi di Milano (idiomatic expressions and proverbs grouped by categories both in Milanese and in Italian)
- Proverbi Dialettali (famous Italian proverbs, alphabetically ordered)
- Proverbi e detti Sorrentini (sayings born from wisdom or from the very life of Sorrento people)
- Proverbi e Mudi de Dì su la Dona (collection of proverbs in Venetian whose subject is women)
- Proverbi italiani (collection of Italian proverbs, aphorisms and more)
- Proverbi Metereologici (idiomatic expressions from the area of Ascoli, paying special care to their dialectal sound)
- Proverbi Milanesi (sayings in Milanese, also explained and reported in Italian)
- I Proverbi Montesi (dialectal phrases from Monte di Procida in Naples province, alphabetically ordered)
- Proverbi Piemontesi (country proverbs, poems, legends and idioms from Piedmont)
- Proverbi Sardi (collection of proverbs in Sardinian, translated and explained in Italian)
- Proverbi Siciliani (proverbs from Sicilian culture, reported both in dialect and in Italian)
- Proverbi Velletrani (proverbs and idioms in the dialect of Velletri taken from the book Il Discorso Antico)
- Proverbs & Folklore (proverbs relating to saints in the dialect of Rovigno -Istria- with Italian translation)
- Of Gods and Men (encyclopaedia of myths and legends)
- Mythology (the project "Windows to universe " of the University of Michigan has gathered a collection of web sites describing gods from all over the world, organised not only in cultural groups but also in spheres of influence)
Mythology, folklore, magic, folk traditions, material culture
- EX-VOTO (French virtual museum)
- Gli ex voto nel chierese: per un museo virtuale (maintained by Marco Pavani and Stefano Cavaglià, it is an itinerary through 7 churches, small churches and chapels. Images of ex votos are featured with brief, yet clear, explanation notes)
- Folclore.it (wide archive of groups, events, manifestations, festivals and all which is linked to folklore in Italy)
- Gengua (a site about demons and witches, death and ghosts, includes texts and iconographies)
- Leggende (from Robin Hood to Zorro. Rich site in historical news and bibliographies on old myths and legends. Rich fiction and film section)
- Miti al femminile (women have populated mythological tales through ages. Goddesses, amazons and even more)
- Museo Virtuale ex-voto (project scientifically maintained by Renato Grimaldi and Roberto Trinchero, contains an interactive database with 5000 painted votive tablets and a 3D virtual museum)
- Santini e preghiere (site with collections of small holy pictures and prayers available)
- Folklore Agricolo e Pastorale (among other, contains popular beliefs regarding Astronomy, Meteorology and calendar)
- Tradizioni popolari abruzzesi (these pages feature some of the most beautiful and suggestive popular traditions of Abruzzo)
- Pastori di Sardegna (maintained by Carlo Maxia, deals with material culture, naturalist knowledge and productive organisation of Sardinian shepherds)
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