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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Since 1880 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 ...
Since 1880 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 ...
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butes of the “ bullroarer complex " as Loeb phrased it ( 1929 : 283–5 ) . Another important feature is the common linking of the bullroarer with thunder and wind ( Zerries 1942 : 188-93 ) . It would be difficult enough to explain the ...
butes of the “ bullroarer complex " as Loeb phrased it ( 1929 : 283–5 ) . Another important feature is the common linking of the bullroarer with thunder and wind ( Zerries 1942 : 188-93 ) . It would be difficult enough to explain the ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Seeing Is Believing | 86 |
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