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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... cultures of Africa ) , divination is defined largely as deter- mining past causes of present states . Thus a diviner may be asked to discover why a given person has become ill or why there is a drought . In contrast , in American culture ...
... cultures of Africa ) , divination is defined largely as deter- mining past causes of present states . Thus a diviner may be asked to discover why a given person has become ill or why there is a drought . In contrast , in American culture ...
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... American Indian cultures have four as their ritual or sacred number . Sometimes a member of Euro - American culture is surprised or amused at the American Indian's obvious cultural insis- tence upon fourfold repetition . Parsons ( 1916 ...
... American Indian cultures have four as their ritual or sacred number . Sometimes a member of Euro - American culture is surprised or amused at the American Indian's obvious cultural insis- tence upon fourfold repetition . Parsons ( 1916 ...
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... American culture . Whether it is related to masculinity or male mental creativity or not , it is , and will probably continue to be , an important cognitive category in American ( and Old World ) culture . As for how individuals learn ...
... American culture . Whether it is related to masculinity or male mental creativity or not , it is , and will probably continue to be , an important cognitive category in American ( and Old World ) culture . As for how individuals learn ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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