Juliette Wood is a British historian and lecturer at Cardiff University. She specializes in Celtic and Medieval history, magic, and folklore. She is a former director of the Folklore Society and an Honorary Fellow of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
Wood received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. Her doctoral thesis was entitled ‘Geographical Themes in Medieval Celtic and Italian Folklore'.[1] She received an MLitt from the University of Oxford, a master's from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master's from Aberystwyth University.[2] Before her studies, Wood was a ballet dancer in New York city.[3]
Wood has written extensively on mythology, magic, folklore and Celtic history. She has provided expert consultation for television and radio, including the BBC.[4][5] She was a consultant for the film 'Faeries', for the documentary series 'Myths and Monsters', and for the documentary series 'Tony Robinson's Gods & Monsters'.[6] She contributed to BBC Radio Four's In Our Time on The Mabinogion and Faust.[7][8] Wood is currently Reviews Editor for the Folklore Society.[9]
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Bibliography
- Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore (London: Bloomsbury, 2018)
- The Little Book of Celtic Wisdom (London: Duncan Baird, 2012)
- Eternal Chalice. The Enduring Legend of the Holy Grail (London: Bloomsbury, 2008)
- The Celts: Life, Myth and Art (London: Duncan Baird, 2001)
- The Celtic Book of Living and Dying: The Illustrated Guide to Celtic Wisdom (London: Duncan Baird, 2000)
- A Coven of Scholars: Margaret Murray and Her Working Methods, with Caroline Oates (London: Folklore Society, 1998
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References
- ^ "Pennsylvania University Library Catalogue".
- ^ Smith, Carrie (21 September 2016). "Introducing Plenary Speaker Juliette Wood". Poetry in the Making. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Prior, Neil (30 October 2018). "Halloween traditions unique to Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Dr Juliette Wood MA PhD M.Litt". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Merlin myths and links with Wales". 20 September 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Juliette Wood". IMDb. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Mabinogion". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Faust". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Council and Management Board". The Folklore Society. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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