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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... marry her father is expressed in projective form . The mother dies ( not through any fault of the girl ) and the father wants to marry someone just like the dead mother . After some search , he decides to marry his own daughter . In the ...
... marry her father is expressed in projective form . The mother dies ( not through any fault of the girl ) and the father wants to marry someone just like the dead mother . After some search , he decides to marry his own daughter . In the ...
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... marry his mother is taboo , so the daughter's wish to marry her father is equally so . Consequently , in the fairy tale projection , it is always the father who insists upon marrying his own daughter . The specific de- tails of how the ...
... marry his mother is taboo , so the daughter's wish to marry her father is equally so . Consequently , in the fairy tale projection , it is always the father who insists upon marrying his own daughter . The specific de- tails of how the ...
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... marry a princess . How can one explain the resurgence of the Virgin Mary in so many circum - Mediterranean cul- tures ? Ernest Jones suggested that the Protestant Reformation was in part a reactionary attempt to oppose Mariolatry and to ...
... marry a princess . How can one explain the resurgence of the Virgin Mary in so many circum - Mediterranean cul- tures ? Ernest Jones suggested that the Protestant Reformation was in part a reactionary attempt to oppose Mariolatry and to ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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