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 95
... distinction is that the person who kills with the eyes did not want or intend to do so , nor could he have avoided doing so . The application of the eye was involuntary on his part . " Ibn Khaldûn's distinction , somewhat analogous to ...
... distinction is that the person who kills with the eyes did not want or intend to do so , nor could he have avoided doing so . The application of the eye was involuntary on his part . " Ibn Khaldûn's distinction , somewhat analogous to ...
Page 132
... distinction does underlie the evil eye belief , then the distribution and age of the complex would tend to suggest that the wet - dry opposition is much older than its articulation among the ancient Greeks concerned with humoral ...
... distinction does underlie the evil eye belief , then the distribution and age of the complex would tend to suggest that the wet - dry opposition is much older than its articulation among the ancient Greeks concerned with humoral ...
Page 133
... distinction . " Heat and cold , and not moistness or dryness , are the primary causes of illness , " argues Foster , who is , of course , speaking only of conscious articulation of theories of illness causation . If the wet - dry ...
... distinction . " Heat and cold , and not moistness or dryness , are the primary causes of illness , " argues Foster , who is , of course , speaking only of conscious articulation of theories of illness causation . If the wet - dry ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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