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 80
In Norwegian tradition ( and presumably in the traditions of other pastoriented
cultures ) , a child who reaches the age of seven celebrates the seventh year just
passed . In other words , the child and his family take pride in what has been ...
In Norwegian tradition ( and presumably in the traditions of other pastoriented
cultures ) , a child who reaches the age of seven celebrates the seventh year just
passed . In other words , the child and his family take pride in what has been ...
Page 248
In east Asian tradition , he finds a three - element pattern consisting of ( 1 ) a
divine boy from the water world , ( 2 ) the boy's miraculous birth , or no mention of
his father , and ( 3 ) his mother or a motherlike female is worshipped with him ...
In east Asian tradition , he finds a three - element pattern consisting of ( 1 ) a
divine boy from the water world , ( 2 ) the boy's miraculous birth , or no mention of
his father , and ( 3 ) his mother or a motherlike female is worshipped with him ...
Page 254
There is some evidence of a tradition which declared that Mary Magdalene was
the wife of Jesus ( Phipps 1970 : 64 , 137–38 ) , a tradition recorded in the Gospel
of Philip ( Wilson 1962 : 35 ) . For example , a passage from this source reads ...
There is some evidence of a tradition which declared that Mary Magdalene was
the wife of Jesus ( Phipps 1970 : 64 , 137–38 ) , a tradition recorded in the Gospel
of Philip ( Wilson 1962 : 35 ) . For example , a passage from this source reads ...
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Contents
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Seeing Is Believing | 86 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Interpreting Folklore |
| Author | Alan Dundes |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 22 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0253143071, 9780253143075 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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