Jack Mary Ann and the Myth of the Sinning Deacon: Images of Nonconformist Asceticism in Fictive Folklore

Jack Mary Ann and the Myth of the Sinning Deacon: Images of Nonconformist Asceticism in Fictive Folklore

Notes some difficulties of researching beliefs through interviews, one being that testimony can draw on and be overlain with collective folklore. Discusses how the inhabitants of a mining village in north Wales have used the 'fictive lore' of 'Jack Mary Ann' and the 'Sinning...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Oral history (Colchester) 1996-10, Vol.24 (2), p.35-41
1. Verfasser: Laidlaw, Roger
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anecdotes
Asceticism
Coalfields
Communities
Folklore
Folktales
Literary characters
Moral character
Myth
Myths
Narratives
Oral history
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
container_end_page 41
container_issue 2
container_start_page 35
container_title Oral history (Colchester)
container_volume 24
creator Laidlaw, Roger
description Notes some difficulties of researching beliefs through interviews, one being that testimony can draw on and be overlain with collective folklore. Discusses how the inhabitants of a mining village in north Wales have used the 'fictive lore' of 'Jack Mary Ann' and the 'Sinning Deacon' to frame their responses to the ascetic ideals promoted by the Nonconformist churches in the period 1930-1960.
format Article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_38938305</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>40179420</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>40179420</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-j865-8fef43411230ccc8caa1153b13349a6df988d214e26ee767b35f1a842b1197673</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp9kE9PAjEQxfegifjnI5j0ZLxs0u60pfVGUBQDepD7ppQpFHZb3BYTvr2rePY08977ZfIyZ8WAMg4l1UJcFJcpbSmVoGU1KDavxu7I3HRHMgqBmLAieYNkfswbEt3v_uFD8GFNHtHYGB7ItDVrTD_pWwy942LX-pTJKFnM3vrUEh_IxNvsv5BMYrNrYofXxbkzTcKbv3lVLCZPi_FLOXt_no5Hs3KrpCiVQ8eBM1YBtdYqawxjApYMgGsjV04rtaoYx0oiDuVwCcIxo3i1ZEz3Gq6Ku9PZfRc_D5hy3Xez2DQmYDykGpQGBVT04P2_IKMguRSC6h69PaHblGNX7zvf9v-qOWVDzSsK3_FdaY0</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1036465509</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Jack Mary Ann and the Myth of the Sinning Deacon: Images of Nonconformist Asceticism in Fictive Folklore</title><source>Jstor Complete Legacy</source><creator>Laidlaw, Roger</creator><creatorcontrib>Laidlaw, Roger</creatorcontrib><description>Notes some difficulties of researching beliefs through interviews, one being that testimony can draw on and be overlain with collective folklore. Discusses how the inhabitants of a mining village in north Wales have used the 'fictive lore' of 'Jack Mary Ann' and the 'Sinning Deacon' to frame their responses to the ascetic ideals promoted by the Nonconformist churches in the period 1930-1960.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0143-0955</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Oral History Society</publisher><subject>Anecdotes ; Asceticism ; Coalfields ; Communities ; Folklore ; Folktales ; Literary characters ; Moral character ; Myth ; Myths ; Narratives ; Oral history</subject><ispartof>Oral history (Colchester), 1996-10, Vol.24 (2), p.35-41</ispartof><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40179420$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40179420$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,799,57992,58225</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Laidlaw, Roger</creatorcontrib><title>Jack Mary Ann and the Myth of the Sinning Deacon: Images of Nonconformist Asceticism in Fictive Folklore</title><title>Oral history (Colchester)</title><description>Notes some difficulties of researching beliefs through interviews, one being that testimony can draw on and be overlain with collective folklore. Discusses how the inhabitants of a mining village in north Wales have used the 'fictive lore' of 'Jack Mary Ann' and the 'Sinning Deacon' to frame their responses to the ascetic ideals promoted by the Nonconformist churches in the period 1930-1960.</description><subject>Anecdotes</subject><subject>Asceticism</subject><subject>Coalfields</subject><subject>Communities</subject><subject>Folklore</subject><subject>Folktales</subject><subject>Literary characters</subject><subject>Moral character</subject><subject>Myth</subject><subject>Myths</subject><subject>Narratives</subject><subject>Oral history</subject><issn>0143-0955</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1996</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNp9kE9PAjEQxfegifjnI5j0ZLxs0u60pfVGUBQDepD7ppQpFHZb3BYTvr2rePY08977ZfIyZ8WAMg4l1UJcFJcpbSmVoGU1KDavxu7I3HRHMgqBmLAieYNkfswbEt3v_uFD8GFNHtHYGB7ItDVrTD_pWwy942LX-pTJKFnM3vrUEh_IxNvsv5BMYrNrYofXxbkzTcKbv3lVLCZPi_FLOXt_no5Hs3KrpCiVQ8eBM1YBtdYqawxjApYMgGsjV04rtaoYx0oiDuVwCcIxo3i1ZEz3Gq6Ku9PZfRc_D5hy3Xez2DQmYDykGpQGBVT04P2_IKMguRSC6h69PaHblGNX7zvf9v-qOWVDzSsK3_FdaY0</recordid><startdate>19961001</startdate><enddate>19961001</enddate><creator>Laidlaw, Roger</creator><general>Oral History Society</general><scope>C18</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope></search><sort><creationdate>19961001</creationdate><title>Jack Mary Ann and the Myth of the Sinning Deacon: Images of Nonconformist Asceticism in Fictive Folklore</title><author>Laidlaw, Roger</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j865-8fef43411230ccc8caa1153b13349a6df988d214e26ee767b35f1a842b1197673</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1996</creationdate><topic>Anecdotes</topic><topic>Asceticism</topic><topic>Coalfields</topic><topic>Communities</topic><topic>Folklore</topic><topic>Folktales</topic><topic>Literary characters</topic><topic>Moral character</topic><topic>Myth</topic><topic>Myths</topic><topic>Narratives</topic><topic>Oral history</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Laidlaw, Roger</creatorcontrib><collection>Humanities Index</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><jtitle>Oral history (Colchester)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Laidlaw, Roger</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Jack Mary Ann and the Myth of the Sinning Deacon: Images of Nonconformist Asceticism in Fictive Folklore</atitle><jtitle>Oral history (Colchester)</jtitle><date>1996-10-01</date><risdate>1996</risdate><volume>24</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>35</spage><epage>41</epage><pages>35-41</pages><issn>0143-0955</issn><abstract>Notes some difficulties of researching beliefs through interviews, one being that testimony can draw on and be overlain with collective folklore. Discusses how the inhabitants of a mining village in north Wales have used the 'fictive lore' of 'Jack Mary Ann' and the 'Sinning Deacon' to frame their responses to the ascetic ideals promoted by the Nonconformist churches in the period 1930-1960.</abstract><pub>Oral History Society</pub><tpages>7</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0143-0955
ispartof Oral history (Colchester), 1996-10, Vol.24 (2), p.35-41
issn 0143-0955
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_38938305
source Jstor Complete Legacy
subjects Anecdotes
Asceticism
Coalfields
Communities
Folklore
Folktales
Literary characters
Moral character
Myth
Myths
Narratives
Oral history
title Jack Mary Ann and the Myth of the Sinning Deacon: Images of Nonconformist Asceticism in Fictive Folklore
url https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-12T17%3A03%3A49IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Jack%20Mary%20Ann%20and%20the%20Myth%20of%20the%20Sinning%20Deacon:%20Images%20of%20Nonconformist%20Asceticism%20in%20Fictive%20Folklore&rft.jtitle=Oral%20history%20(Colchester)&rft.au=Laidlaw,%20Roger&rft.date=1996-10-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=35&rft.epage=41&rft.pages=35-41&rft.issn=0143-0955&rft_id=info:doi/&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E40179420%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1036465509&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=40179420&rfr_iscdi=true