Henri Gaidoz Collection 1580-1968, (bulk mid-19th to early- 20th centuries)

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Henri Gaidoz Collection 1580-1968, (bulk mid-19th to early- 20th centuries)

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A collection of pamphlets, booklets, and offprints compiled by French folklorist Henri Gaidoz (1842-1932) pertaining to folklore (particularly French folklore), mythology, Celtic Studies, and comparative religion.

Circa 6,500 items.

Folklore Collection, IU Bloomingtonhttp://www.libraries.iub.edu/folklore

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Gaidoz, Henri, 1842-1932

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Henri Gaidoz was born in Paris in 1842 and died there in 1932. He was a folklorist, philologist, and scholar of Celtic studies, and also an expert in archaeology, religion, and mythology. He founded the journals Melusine and Revue Celtique. When Celtic Studies was inaugurated in the Sorbonne, he was named as the first director. Among folklorists, his best-known work is Blason populaire de la France (1884), which he co-wrote with the other leading French folklorist of the day, Paul Sebillot. Howe...