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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... future , e.g. , predicting the sex of an unborn child or the identity of one's future mate . Thus diviners in African ( and other past - oriented ) societies seek past origins , that which has caused the present . In future - oriented ...
... future , e.g. , predicting the sex of an unborn child or the identity of one's future mate . Thus diviners in African ( and other past - oriented ) societies seek past origins , that which has caused the present . In future - oriented ...
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... future - oriented society , one acts in accordance with how one thinks one's parents or , more probably , one's peers ( or one's children ) will judge or react to the planned action . A principal worry is " What will the neighbors say ...
... future - oriented society , one acts in accordance with how one thinks one's parents or , more probably , one's peers ( or one's children ) will judge or react to the planned action . A principal worry is " What will the neighbors say ...
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... future- and past - oriented cultures . A culture past - oriented , say , in terms of acculturation theory , is likely to conceive its future in terms of its past . Thus the Ghost Dance and other nativistic movements like the cargo cults ...
... future- and past - oriented cultures . A culture past - oriented , say , in terms of acculturation theory , is likely to conceive its future in terms of its past . Thus the Ghost Dance and other nativistic movements like the cargo cults ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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