Essays In Folklore Theory And Method
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Essays In Folklore Theory And Method
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Author : Alan Dundes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Essays In Folklore Theory And Method written by Alan Dundes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Folklore categories.
Meaning Of Folklore
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Author : Alan Dundes
language : en
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-21
Meaning Of Folklore written by Alan Dundes and has been published by Utah State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-21 with Social Science categories.
The essays of Alan Dundes virtually created the meaning of folklore as an American academic discipline. Yet many of them went quickly out of print after their initial publication in far-flung journals. Brought together for the first time in this volume compiled and edited by Simon Bronner, the selection surveys Dundes's major ideas and emphases, and is introduced by Bronner with a thorough analysis of Dundes's long career, his interpretations, and his inestimable contribution to folklore studies. Runner-up, the Wayland Hand Award for Folklore and History, 2009
Analytic Essays In Folklore
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Author : Alan Dundes
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-07-22
Analytic Essays In Folklore written by Alan Dundes and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
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Essays In Folklore Theory And Method
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Author : Alan Dundes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Essays In Folklore Theory And Method written by Alan Dundes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Folklore categories.
Grand Theory In Folkloristics
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Author : Lee Haring
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-19
Grand Theory In Folkloristics written by Lee Haring and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-19 with Social Science categories.
Essays arguing diverse positions on the concept of a grand theory in American folklore. Why is there no “Grand Theory” in the study of folklore? Talcott Parsons (1902–1979) advocated “grand theory,” which put the analysis of social phenomena on a new track in the broadest possible terms. Not all sociologists or folklorists accept those broad terms; some still adhere to the empirical level. Through a forum sponsored by the American Folklore Society, the diverse answers to the question of such a theory arrived at substantial agreement: American folklorists have produced little “grand theory.” One speaker even found all the theory folklorists need in the history of philosophy. The two women in the forum (Noyes and Mills) spoke in defense of theory that is local, “apt,” suited to the audience, and “humble”; the men (Bauman and Fine) reached for something Parsons might have recognized. The essays in this collection, developed from the forum presentations, defend diverse positions, but they largely accept the longstanding concentration in American folkloristics on the quotidian and local.
The Practice Of Folklore
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Author : Simon J. Bronner
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2019-08-01
The Practice Of Folklore written by Simon J. Bronner and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-01 with Social Science categories.
Despite predictions that commercial mass culture would displace customs of the past, traditions firmly abound, often characterized as folklore. In The Practice of Folklore: Essays toward a Theory of Tradition, author Simon J. Bronner works with theories of cultural practice to explain the social and psychological need for tradition in everyday life. Bronner proposes a distinctive “praxic” perspective that will answer the pressing philosophical as well as psychological question of why people enjoy repeating themselves. The significance of the keyword practice, he asserts, is the embodiment of a tension between repetition and variation in human behavior. Thinking with practice, particularly in a digital world, forces redefinitions of folklore and a reorientation toward interpreting everyday life. More than performance or enactment in social theory, practice connects localized culture with the vernacular idea that “this is the way we do things around here.” Practice refers to the way those things are analyzed as part of, rather than apart from, theory, thus inviting the study of studying. “The way we do things” invokes the social basis of “doing” in practice as cultural and instrumental. Building on previous studies of tradition in relation to creativity, Bronner presents an overview of practice theory and the ways it might be used in folklore and folklife studies. Demonstrating the application of this theory in folkloristic studies, Bronner offers four provocative case studies of psychocultural meanings that arise from traditional frames of action and address issues of our times: referring to the boogieman; connecting “wild child” beliefs to school shootings; deciphering the offensive chants of sports fans; and explicating male bravado in bawdy singing. Turning his analysis to the analysts of tradition, Bronner uses practice theory to evaluate the agenda of folklorists in shaping perceptions of tradition-centered “folk societies” such as the Amish. He further unpacks the culturally based rationale of public folklore programming. He interprets the evolving idea of folk museums in a digital world and assesses how the folklorists' terms and actions affect how people think about tradition.
Bloody Mary In The Mirror
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Author : Alan Dundes
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-09-28
Bloody Mary In The Mirror written by Alan Dundes and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-28 with Social Science categories.
Bloody Mary in the Mirror mixes Sigmund Freud with vampires and The Little Mermaid to see what new light psychoanalysis can bring to folklore techniques and forms. Ever since Freud published his analysis of Jewish jokes in 1905 and his disciple Otto Rank followed with his groundbreaking The Myth of the Birth of the Hero in 1909, the psychoanalytic study of folklore has been an acknowledged part of applied psychoanalysis. However, psychoanalysts, handicapped by their limited knowledge of folklore techniques, have tended to confine their efforts to the Bible, to classical mythology, and to the Grimm fairy tales. Most folklorists have been slow to consider psychoanalysis as a method of interpreting folklore. One notable exception is folklorist Alan Dundes. In the seven fascinating essays of Bloody Mary in the Mirror, psychoanalytic theory illuminates such folklore genres as legend (in the vampire tale), folktale (in the ancient Egyptian tale of two brothers), custom (in fraternity hazing and ritual fasting), and games (in the modern Greek game of “Long Donkey”). One of two essays Dundes coauthored with his daughter Lauren Dundes, professor of sociology at Western Maryland College, successfully probes the content of Disney's The Little Mermaid, yielding new insights into this popular reworking of a Hans Christian Andersen favorite. Among folk rituals investigated is the girl's game of “Bloody Mary.” Elementary or middle school-age girls huddle in a darkened bathroom awaiting the appearance in the mirror of a frightening apparition. The plausible analysis of this well-known—if somewhat puzzling—American rite is one of many surprising and enlightening finds in this book. All of the essays in this remarkable volume create new takes on old traditions. Bloody Mary in the Mirror is an expedition into psychoanalytic folklore techniques and constitutes a giant step towards realizing the potential Freud's work promises for folklore studies.
A Companion To Folklore
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Author : Regina F. Bendix
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-08-25
A Companion To Folklore written by Regina F. Bendix and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-25 with Social Science categories.
A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. An unprecedented collection of original, state of the art essays on folklore authored by international experts Examines the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore Considers folklore in the context of multi-disciplinary topics that include poetics, performance, religious practice, myth, ritual and symbol, oral textuality, history, law, politics and power as well as the social base of folklore Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title
Folklore Literature And Cultural Theory
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Author : Cathy Lynn Preston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Folklore Literature And Cultural Theory written by Cathy Lynn Preston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Folklore categories.
Folklore And Fakelore
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Author : Richard Mercer Dorson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1976
Folklore And Fakelore written by Richard Mercer Dorson and has been published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Social Science categories.