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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... called vulgus in populo — in contrast with the upper stratum or elite of that society . The folk were contrasted on the one hand with " civilization " —they were the uncivilized element in a civilized society - but on the other hand ...
... called vulgus in populo — in contrast with the upper stratum or elite of that society . The folk were contrasted on the one hand with " civilization " —they were the uncivilized element in a civilized society - but on the other hand ...
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... called Maiutu who live in a place called Maiutukunna which means " the excrement of the Maiutu . " Another Loritja narra- tive which is clearly a cognate tells of a group of small men called Apuju , a name which means bullroarer ...
... called Maiutu who live in a place called Maiutukunna which means " the excrement of the Maiutu . " Another Loritja narra- tive which is clearly a cognate tells of a group of small men called Apuju , a name which means bullroarer ...
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... called the story subtype C , Cap o ' Rushes , but in a more re- cent comprehensive investigation of Cinderella by Swedish folklorist Anna Birgitta Rooth , the tale is considered to belong with Catskin under the same general plot rubric ...
... called the story subtype C , Cap o ' Rushes , but in a more re- cent comprehensive investigation of Cinderella by Swedish folklorist Anna Birgitta Rooth , the tale is considered to belong with Catskin under the same general plot rubric ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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