German folklore and popular culture
Subtitle: Das Kloster
By: [compiled by] Scheible
Series: Archives Unbound; Archives unbound
Publisher: Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: ger
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 13776
Subjects: Folklore; Popular culture; History; German wit and humor; German literature; Civilization
Other titles: Kloster; Kloster.
Description: Das Kloster is a collection of magical and occult texts, chapbooks, folklore, popular superstition and fairy tales of the German Renaissance compiled by Stuttgart antiquarian Johann Scheible, between 1845 and 1849. In addition to the Das Kloster volumes, this collection provides additional volumes of unique perspectives on Central European culture and tradition. Included are texts essential for the study of German folk traditions, the Reformation, wit and humor, and 19th-century literature.
Notes: Date range of documents: 1845-1849.

Reproduction of the originals from various libraries.

This resource is available only to current faculty, staff and students of Columbia University.

Text in German; search interface in English.