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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Football. —->+0 0<=-— I would like to dedicate this essay to Professor David
Bidney who taught me that there is no cultural data which cannot be illuminated
by a judicious application of theory. I must also thank Nancy Nash and Stuart ...
Football. —->+0 0<=-— I would like to dedicate this essay to Professor David
Bidney who taught me that there is no cultural data which cannot be illuminated
by a judicious application of theory. I must also thank Nancy Nash and Stuart ...
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The historical evolution of American football from English Rugby has been well
documented,” but the historical facts do not in and of themselves account for any
psychological rationale leading to the unprecedented enthusiasm for the sport.
The historical evolution of American football from English Rugby has been well
documented,” but the historical facts do not in and of themselves account for any
psychological rationale leading to the unprecedented enthusiasm for the sport.
Page 202
Stokes predictably describes football (soccer) in Oedipal terms. Each team
defends the goal at their back. “In front is a new land, the new woman, whom they
strive to possess in the interest of preserving the mother inviolate, in order, as it
were, ...
Stokes predictably describes football (soccer) in Oedipal terms. Each team
defends the goal at their back. “In front is a new land, the new woman, whom they
strive to possess in the interest of preserving the mother inviolate, in order, as it
were, ...
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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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| 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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