Folk Tales of the Ever After Stories about Death, Dying and Beyond

<p><b><i>There is a time and a season to all things, and death is an inevitable part of the circle of life.</i></b><br><br>Oral traditions from all over the world are full of stories giving shape to the very human wish to defy death – our own death and the deaths of others. <i>Folk Tales of the Ever After </i>is a collection of traditional tales from a range of cultures which is, by turns, funny, challenging and touching.<br><br>From a man in Baghdad who tries to outrun Death, to Sir Lancelot’s ride on the hangman’s cart and an Ancient Sumerian ball game that leads to a trip to the underworld, storytellers Fiona and June invite you to share stories from their repertoire, and insights into their working practice, as a journey through the mysteries of death, dying,bereavement, loss, grief and the ever after.</p>