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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... hand , if we assume this might be an instance of projective inversion , then the father's wish for the daughter is ... Hands are commonly used in initiating masturbatory fantasy and therefore they might provide appropriate ' sinning ...
... hand , if we assume this might be an instance of projective inversion , then the father's wish for the daughter is ... Hands are commonly used in initiating masturbatory fantasy and therefore they might provide appropriate ' sinning ...
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... hand , there is pride in folklore insofar as it represents a traditional expression of one's heritage . On the other hand , to the extent that folklore is consid- ered to be synonymous with error and fallacy ( and to the extent that the ...
... hand , there is pride in folklore insofar as it represents a traditional expression of one's heritage . On the other hand , to the extent that folklore is consid- ered to be synonymous with error and fallacy ( and to the extent that the ...
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... Hand , Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from North Carolina , # 4322-4327 . 7. For a typical popular account of the implications of the passive role of women in fairy tales , see Rollo May and Robert J. Levin , " Sleeping Beauty : The ...
... Hand , Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from North Carolina , # 4322-4327 . 7. For a typical popular account of the implications of the passive role of women in fairy tales , see Rollo May and Robert J. Levin , " Sleeping Beauty : The ...
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Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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