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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... fantasy , collective or collectivized fantasy . I do not refer here to any Jungian sense of a collective unconscious . The evidence available from the Motif - Index of Folk - Literature shows quite plainly that few if any narrative ...
... fantasy , collective or collectivized fantasy . I do not refer here to any Jungian sense of a collective unconscious . The evidence available from the Motif - Index of Folk - Literature shows quite plainly that few if any narrative ...
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... fantasy I have just delineated is not a universal one - in some cultures the moon is considered masculine rather than feminine . But in American culture , the moon is definitely feminine . It even has maternal associa- tions of a cow ...
... fantasy I have just delineated is not a universal one - in some cultures the moon is considered masculine rather than feminine . But in American culture , the moon is definitely feminine . It even has maternal associa- tions of a cow ...
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... fantasy which allows the human spirit free rein to portray its spiritual struggles and play out its moments of anguish . Yet sometimes , even fantasy does not afford sufficient disguise for such activities , not without recourse to what ...
... fantasy which allows the human spirit free rein to portray its spiritual struggles and play out its moments of anguish . Yet sometimes , even fantasy does not afford sufficient disguise for such activities , not without recourse to what ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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