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 132
... distinction does underlie the evil eye belief , then the distribution and age of the complex would tend to suggest that the wet - dry opposition is much older than its articulation among the ancient Greeks concerned with humoral ...
... distinction does underlie the evil eye belief , then the distribution and age of the complex would tend to suggest that the wet - dry opposition is much older than its articulation among the ancient Greeks concerned with humoral ...
Page 144
... distinction occurs with respect to folding letters . Personal or social letter paper should be folded once , thus forming two parts . In contrast , business letter paper is ordinarily folded twice , thus " dividing " one letter into ...
... distinction occurs with respect to folding letters . Personal or social letter paper should be folded once , thus forming two parts . In contrast , business letter paper is ordinarily folded twice , thus " dividing " one letter into ...
Page 152
... Distinctions such as a is slightly less than b or a is much less than b are not culturally defined as relevant or ... distinction between singular and plural . All this leads him to see some of the linguistic correlates of the strong ...
... Distinctions such as a is slightly less than b or a is much less than b are not culturally defined as relevant or ... distinction between singular and plural . All this leads him to see some of the linguistic correlates of the strong ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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