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 122
... woman is an inexhaustible receptacle of Yin essence . " ( Weakland 1956 : 241 ) . Men were supposed to retain their semen insofar as possi- ble and to use the sexual act as a means of “ absorbing the woman's Yin essence . " According to ...
... woman is an inexhaustible receptacle of Yin essence . " ( Weakland 1956 : 241 ) . Men were supposed to retain their semen insofar as possi- ble and to use the sexual act as a means of “ absorbing the woman's Yin essence . " According to ...
Page 241
... woman . The woman raises the child and after some time conceives a grand passion for him . The boy then says to her that if she will un- cover her breasts , he will remedy the situation . She does so and the boy nurses . By this means ...
... woman . The woman raises the child and after some time conceives a grand passion for him . The boy then says to her that if she will un- cover her breasts , he will remedy the situation . She does so and the boy nurses . By this means ...
Page 259
... woman who praised Mary : " Blessed is the womb that bare thee , and the paps which thou has sucked " . Jesus replied , " Yea , rather , blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it " ( Luke 11 : 27-28 ) . In other words ...
... woman who praised Mary : " Blessed is the womb that bare thee , and the paps which thou has sucked " . Jesus replied , " Yea , rather , blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it " ( Luke 11 : 27-28 ) . In other words ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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