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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... sense of a collective unconscious . The evidence available from the Motif - Index of Folk - Literature shows quite plainly that few if any narrative elements have universal distribution.2 Quite the contrary , most narrative tradi- tions ...
... sense of a collective unconscious . The evidence available from the Motif - Index of Folk - Literature shows quite plainly that few if any narrative elements have universal distribution.2 Quite the contrary , most narrative tradi- tions ...
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... sense is assumed to be . In American culture , the sense of sight is normally the first of the five senses to be listed . However , whether sight is actually more useful or crucial for perception than the other senses is a moot question ...
... sense is assumed to be . In American culture , the sense of sight is normally the first of the five senses to be listed . However , whether sight is actually more useful or crucial for perception than the other senses is a moot question ...
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... sense categories found in other cultures may help . Clifford Geertz reports , for example , that the Javanese have ... sense categories may not only reveal critical differences in the specific senses , but also whether or not the ...
... sense categories found in other cultures may help . Clifford Geertz reports , for example , that the Javanese have ... sense categories may not only reveal critical differences in the specific senses , but also whether or not the ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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