Mythology and Nation Building: N. F. S. Grundtvig and His European Contemporaries and Northern Myths Modern Identities: The Nationalisation of Northern Mythologies Since 1800

consideration of whether those of Eastern European extraction avail themselves of the practice; and the response, if any, from those of African heritage. The collection functions as both an introduction to the subject and a splendid addition to our knowledge of the field. A very few pieces are cautiously theoretical, but most of the authors write with knowledge from within the discipline. While the subject has been little addressed academically, and the price of the volume may deter some, folklorists will find much enrichment and Charms, Charmers and Charming in Ireland should appeal to a wide readership.