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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Page 35
... means of descriptive ethnog- raphy . Structural analyses attempt to tell us what an object is , not what the object is for or what it means . To be sure , there is nothing wrong with descriptive ethnography . On the contrary , one needs ...
... means of descriptive ethnog- raphy . Structural analyses attempt to tell us what an object is , not what the object is for or what it means . To be sure , there is nothing wrong with descriptive ethnography . On the contrary , one needs ...
Page 61
... means of translating inner thoughts into outer expression , then psychoanalytic semiotics ought to try to show from close analysis of such expressions what these inner thoughts are . By this means , psychoanalytic semio- tics could ...
... means of translating inner thoughts into outer expression , then psychoanalytic semiotics ought to try to show from close analysis of such expressions what these inner thoughts are . By this means , psychoanalytic semio- tics could ...
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... means for the hero to keep his father away from his mother . The unusual means of conception , the virgin birth , and the emphasis upon aban- donment plus nursing are all techniques for denying the father . ( For numerous creation myths ...
... means for the hero to keep his father away from his mother . The unusual means of conception , the virgin birth , and the emphasis upon aban- donment plus nursing are all techniques for denying the father . ( For numerous creation myths ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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