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THE ESKIMOS. By EDWARD MOFFAT MEYER. Archon Books, 1969. Reviewed by W. R. Mead. TEMENOS. Studies in Comparative Religion presented to scholars in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Helsinki, 1969, pp. 248. 5 U.S. dollars. Reviewed by E. O. James. CHRISTMAS MUMMING IN NEWFOUNDLAND. Essays in Anthropology, Folklore and History. Edited by HERBERT HALPERT and G. M. STORY. Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1969. Pp. xii, 246. Reviewed by Ellen Ettlinger. INIS BEAG, ISLE OF IRELAND. By J. C. MESSENGER. New York (Holt, Rinehart & Winston), 1969. Pp. viii, 136; 1 a photographs, 1 map. Reviewed by Ellen Ettlinger. NORTH COUNTRY SONGS, compiled by GWEN and MARY POLWARTH published by Frank Graham, Newcastle, 10s. 6d. Reviewed by Mary Hudleston. LEGENDS OF THE SOUTH SEA. By ANTHONY ALPERS. John Murray, 1970. Pp. 416, 80 illustrations. 70s. Reviewed by Jacqueline Simpson. THE CHARIOT OF THE SUN AND OTHER RITES AND SYMBOLS OF THE NORTHERN BRONZE AGE. By PETER GELLING and HILDA ELLIS DAVIDSON. London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1969. Pp. 200, 92 illustrations. 55s. Reviewed by Jacqueline Simpson. CUSTOMS AND FOLKLORE OF WORCESTERSHIRE. By LAVENDER M. JONES. Estragon, 1970. Pp. 32. 3 photographs, pen and ink illustrations. 30d/6s. Reviewed by Theo Brown. BOARS HILL, OXFORD. By MARY BRIGHT RIX. The Abbey Press, Abingdon, 1970. Pp. 30. Plates 4.40d/8s. Reviewed by Theo Brown. THE BISHOPRICK GARLAND, or A Collection of Legends, Songs, Ballads, etc., belonging to the County of Durham. By S IR CUTHBERT SHARPE. Reprinted by Frank Graham, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1969. 10s. 6d. Reviewed by Theo Brown. LE CHANT DE L'ALOUETTE, Cinquante chansons folkloriques canadi ennes. By RAOUL ROY. Less Presses de l'Université Laval, 1969. 104 pp. Reviewed by Maud Karpeles. VOLKSMÄRCHEN, SAGE UND NOVELLE BEI HERODOT UND SEINEN ZEITGENOSSEN. Eine Untersuchung über die voltstümlichen Elemente der altgriechischen Prosaerzählung. By WOLF ALY. Second revised edition and epilogue by L. Huber. Göttingen (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht), 1969. Pp. vii, 341. 1 Portrait. Reviewed by Ellen Ettlinger. STANGLSITZERHEILIGE UND GROSSE KERZEN. By H. and T. FINKEN STAEDT. Weissenhorn, A. H. Konrad Verlag, 1968. Pp. 244, Plates 80. Reviewed by Ellen Ettlinger.