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 107
... milk ) . An infant who gets more milk in this way is likely to become an adult who also attempts to get other forms of material good in this same way , that is , at someone else's expense . Thus he will be an adult with the evil eye , a ...
... milk ) . An infant who gets more milk in this way is likely to become an adult who also attempts to get other forms of material good in this same way , that is , at someone else's expense . Thus he will be an adult with the evil eye , a ...
Page 121
... milk is as effective a form of eye medicine as liquid from a male source . Numerous reports relate that " a few drops of mother's milk directly from the breast is also a favorite remedy for inflamed eyes " ( Gordon 1937 : 313 ) . " If a ...
... milk is as effective a form of eye medicine as liquid from a male source . Numerous reports relate that " a few drops of mother's milk directly from the breast is also a favorite remedy for inflamed eyes " ( Gordon 1937 : 313 ) . " If a ...
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... milk . One of the most curious nurturant agents consisted of bees , e.g. , in the case of Zeus . It might be worth mentioning that the combina- tion of milk and honey associated with the idyllic “ paradise " of earliest infancy could ...
... milk . One of the most curious nurturant agents consisted of bees , e.g. , in the case of Zeus . It might be worth mentioning that the combina- tion of milk and honey associated with the idyllic “ paradise " of earliest infancy could ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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