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 178
Since 188o there has been a considerable body of scholarship devoted to the
bullroarer. Some scholars have treated it as a rudimentary musical instrument (
Sachs 1929:10–13; Izikowitz 1935:208–12). Some have studied the sound made
by ...
Since 188o there has been a considerable body of scholarship devoted to the
bullroarer. Some scholars have treated it as a rudimentary musical instrument (
Sachs 1929:10–13; Izikowitz 1935:208–12). Some have studied the sound made
by ...
Page 181
Frazer's ingenious theorizing is plausible as far as it goes, but it does not really
explain why the bullroarer must be kept from women, the feature of the bullroarer
complex that most troubled Lowie. Women are allowed to hear the sound of the ...
Frazer's ingenious theorizing is plausible as far as it goes, but it does not really
explain why the bullroarer must be kept from women, the feature of the bullroarer
complex that most troubled Lowie. Women are allowed to hear the sound of the ...
Page 183
Clearly, in this context, the bullroarer is something which is produced initially by a
woman and is stolen by, and for, men. And this is precisely what I should like to
argue is part of the underlying meaning of the bullroarer complex. The argument
...
Clearly, in this context, the bullroarer is something which is produced initially by a
woman and is stolen by, and for, men. And this is precisely what I should like to
argue is part of the underlying meaning of the bullroarer complex. The argument
...
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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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