Folkloristics: An IntroductionIndiana University Press, 1995 - 336 pages ""Excellent."" -- The Reader's Review ""Anybody contemplating the study and pursuit of folklore... will benefit from reading this presentation thoroughly to determine your place in this most exciting scholastic world."" -- Come-All-Ye This is the most complete and up-to-date study of folklore and folklore methodologies available. The authors describe the pervasiveness of folklore, including its uses in literature, films, television, cartoons, comic strips, advertising, and other media in a variety of cultures. |
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African American American Folklore American Folklore Society audience ballad behavior beliefs characterized child concept Coyote culture dance discussed documented Dundes Eduardo essay ethnic examples of folklore expressive fairy Figure film Folklife folklore examples Folklore Society folklorists folktales Gary Alan Fine genre gesture girl hand Harriet Powers Helen Cordero human identified Indian individuals jokes Journal of American Kalevala La Llorona legends Llorona lore madstone magic Märchen Mary ment Michael Owen Mieder missionaries Mormon Missionary mother multiple Mythology myths narrative narrator normalform oral pasty person phenomena play popular proverbs Quotes reprinted rhymes riddle rituals says Shanghai Gesture singer singing social songs Stith Thompson stories storytelling subsets superstitions tale type Tam Lin Taylor tell tion tive Toelken told traditional Trickster type set University Press versions WARTS WARTS Western Folklore woman women writes Yellowman York Zuni Zuni Mythology