Ubiquitous in Time: Towards a Description of the Supernatural Folklore of Time Travel
Author
Budasoff, Adam
Abstract
The proliferation of mass-media representations of time travel has, since the late 1800s, created a metatraditional perception that all such variants originated from that selfsame sphere of influence. This has manifested most strongly in the view that prior to H. G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine, notions of time travel and time travelers were not extant. Seeking to prove this belief incorrect, the following thesis charts out an evolutionary pathway for time travel which demonstrates not only strong historical roots within folk traditions of the past, but a very much vibrant and active practice today. The contemporary manifestations analyzed within this work include the time slip phenomenon as reported by first-hand experiencers, ostensive practices inspired by supernatural time travel lore, and a look at the uncanny figure of the time traveler who often sits at its core.
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Date
2023-04-21
Citation:
APA:
Budasoff, Adam.
(April 2023).
Ubiquitous in Time: Towards a Description of the Supernatural Folklore of Time Travel
(Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/12844.)
MLA:
Budasoff, Adam.
Ubiquitous in Time: Towards a Description of the Supernatural Folklore of Time Travel.
Master's Thesis. East Carolina University,
April 2023. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/12844.
June 29, 2024.
Chicago:
Budasoff, Adam,
“Ubiquitous in Time: Towards a Description of the Supernatural Folklore of Time Travel”
(Master's Thesis., East Carolina University,
April 2023).
AMA:
Budasoff, Adam.
Ubiquitous in Time: Towards a Description of the Supernatural Folklore of Time Travel
[Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
April 2023.
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East Carolina University