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 42
... traditional forms found in folklore proper . The example of projection I have in mind is the first lunar landing . I must insist that nothing of what I am about to present should be understood as in any way demeaning the very real and ...
... traditional forms found in folklore proper . The example of projection I have in mind is the first lunar landing . I must insist that nothing of what I am about to present should be understood as in any way demeaning the very real and ...
Page 162
... traditional means which purport to foretell the sex of an unborn child . If the baby is carried high in some cases , low in others , it will be a boy . But the point is that the majority of these traditional divination techniques ...
... traditional means which purport to foretell the sex of an unborn child . If the baby is carried high in some cases , low in others , it will be a boy . But the point is that the majority of these traditional divination techniques ...
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... traditional expression of one's heritage . On the other hand , to the extent that folklore is consid- ered to be synonymous with error and fallacy ( and to the extent that the folk are considered to be the vulgus in populo ) , one tends ...
... traditional expression of one's heritage . On the other hand , to the extent that folklore is consid- ered to be synonymous with error and fallacy ( and to the extent that the folk are considered to be the vulgus in populo ) , one tends ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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