Ubiquitous in Time: Towards a Description of the Supernatural Folklore of Time Travel

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dc.contributor.authorBudasoff, Adam
dc.contributor.departmentEnglish
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-05T13:52:51Z
dc.date.available2023-06-05T13:52:51Z
dc.date.created2023-05
dc.date.issued2023-04-21
dc.date.submittedMay 2023
dc.date.updated2023-06-02T15:40:46Z
dc.degree.departmentEnglish
dc.degree.disciplineMA-English
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.description.abstractThe 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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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/12844
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectFolklore
dc.subjectTime Travel
dc.subjectTime Traveler
dc.subjectMemorate
dc.subjectOstension
dc.subjectLegend
dc.subjectTitor
dc.subject
dc.titleUbiquitous in Time: Towards a Description of the Supernatural Folklore of Time Travel
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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