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 127
that the anus could constitute a metaphorical eye. This is suggested by a number
of standard joke texts. One traced by Legman back to the late eighteenth century
tells of a man who puts his artificial glass eye in a glass of water before retiring ...
that the anus could constitute a metaphorical eye. This is suggested by a number
of standard joke texts. One traced by Legman back to the late eighteenth century
tells of a man who puts his artificial glass eye in a glass of water before retiring ...
Page 190
Structurally and contextually, the bullroarer on the one hand, and control of such
anal acts as defecating and farting on the other, would appear to be functionally
equivalent. The plugging up of the anus by the Chaga has been interpreted as ...
Structurally and contextually, the bullroarer on the one hand, and control of such
anal acts as defecating and farting on the other, would appear to be functionally
equivalent. The plugging up of the anus by the Chaga has been interpreted as ...
Page 191
We can also understand the practice which so perplexed Andrew Lang, namely,
the cross-cultural occurrence of covering initiates with filth. If men are giving birth
to young males through anal means, it follows that there could appropriately be ...
We can also understand the practice which so perplexed Andrew Lang, namely,
the cross-cultural occurrence of covering initiates with filth. If men are giving birth
to young males through anal means, it follows that there could appropriately be ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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