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 88
... person's eye " if he sees it . Public " images , " too , are part of the visual pattern . But why , after all , should a person have to be depicted in a term such as image ? Even though looks may be deceiving ( “ Never judge a book by ...
... person's eye " if he sees it . Public " images , " too , are part of the visual pattern . But why , after all , should a person have to be depicted in a term such as image ? Even though looks may be deceiving ( “ Never judge a book by ...
Page 95
... person who kills by means of sorcery or a miraculous act must be killed , but the person who kills with the eyes must not be killed . ' The only rea- son for the distinction is that the person who kills with the eyes did not want or ...
... person who kills by means of sorcery or a miraculous act must be killed , but the person who kills with the eyes must not be killed . ' The only rea- son for the distinction is that the person who kills with the eyes did not want or ...
Page 103
... person's health before drinking implies that if he did not do so , that person's health might suffer . In other words , drinking without a formulaic prophylactic preamble might be deleterious to the other person's health . In an unusual ...
... person's health before drinking implies that if he did not do so , that person's health might suffer . In other words , drinking without a formulaic prophylactic preamble might be deleterious to the other person's health . In an unusual ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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