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 115
... phallus as well as of semen . " The phallic interpretation of the sun with its rising perceived as a metaphorical form of erection was first suggested more than a hundred years ago ( Schwartz 1874 ; cf. Jones 1951b : 278 , 285 ) and it ...
... phallus as well as of semen . " The phallic interpretation of the sun with its rising perceived as a metaphorical form of erection was first suggested more than a hundred years ago ( Schwartz 1874 ; cf. Jones 1951b : 278 , 285 ) and it ...
Page 116
... phallus is li bwègne , a dialect form of le borgne , which means " one - eyed . " We are told that this remarkable ... phallus ! We need not go so far afield as Arabic and Walloon folklore for the idea that a third eye , like a third leg ...
... phallus is li bwègne , a dialect form of le borgne , which means " one - eyed . " We are told that this remarkable ... phallus ! We need not go so far afield as Arabic and Walloon folklore for the idea that a third eye , like a third leg ...
Page 118
... phallus emerges from under his clothing . Not only does this toy equate the head with the phallus , but the head of the toy has three eyes . Besides the usual two , a third one appears above them right in the middle of the forehead ...
... phallus emerges from under his clothing . Not only does this toy equate the head with the phallus , but the head of the toy has three eyes . Besides the usual two , a third one appears above them right in the middle of the forehead ...
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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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