Interpreting Folklore..". Dundes has produced a work which will be useful to both students and teachers who wish to broaden their understanding of modern folklore." -- Center for Southern Folklore Magazine "It is impossible ever to remain unimpressed with [Dundes'] excursuses, however much one may be in disagreement (or not) with his conclusions." -- Forum for Modern Language Studies Often controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. His concern here is to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, and to use folklore to increase our understanding of human nature and culture. |
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Page 163
If prediction of the sex of unborn children is not really neutral , what about the
custom of boy babies wearing blue and girl babies ... Boys are to be bold and
brave , active and aggressive ; girls are to be mild and meek , passive and put
upon .
If prediction of the sex of unborn children is not really neutral , what about the
custom of boy babies wearing blue and girl babies ... Boys are to be bold and
brave , active and aggressive ; girls are to be mild and meek , passive and put
upon .
Page 193
How could symbolic castration make a boy into a man ? This raises one of the
most difficult and troublesome theoretical questions with respect to initiation rites
( and indirectly to the bullroarer ) . Does initiation make men of boys or does it ...
How could symbolic castration make a boy into a man ? This raises one of the
most difficult and troublesome theoretical questions with respect to initiation rites
( and indirectly to the bullroarer ) . Does initiation make men of boys or does it ...
Page 196
Among the Keraki , Williams notes ( 19361 : 203 - 4 ) that sodomy is believed to
make the young boys grow . Deacon indicates ( 1934 : 262 ) that the homosexual
acts of a young boy ' s “ husband ” are thought to cause the boy ' s male organ to
...
Among the Keraki , Williams notes ( 19361 : 203 - 4 ) that sodomy is believed to
make the young boys grow . Deacon indicates ( 1934 : 262 ) that the homosexual
acts of a young boy ' s “ husband ” are thought to cause the boy ' s male organ to
...
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Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Interpreting Folklore |
| Author | Alan Dundes |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 22 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0253143071, 9780253143075 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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