Journal Of The Folklore Society Of Greater Washington
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Journal Of The Folklore Society Of Greater Washington
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Author : Folklore Society of Greater Washington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Journal Of The Folklore Society Of Greater Washington written by Folklore Society of Greater Washington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Folklore categories.
American Regional Folklore
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Author : Terry Mood Leopold
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2004-09-24
American Regional Folklore written by Terry Mood Leopold and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-24 with Social Science categories.
An easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography. American Regional Folklore begins with a chapter on library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. Mood also gives excellent advice on researching beyond the library: locating and using community resources like historical societies, museums, fairs and festivals, storytelling groups, local colleges, newspapers and magazines, and individuals with knowledge of the field. The rest of the book is divided into eight sections, each one highlighting a separate region (the Northeast, the South and Southern Highlands, the Midwest, the Southwest, the West, the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii). Each regional section contains a useful overview essay, written by an expert on the folklore of that particular region, followed by a selective, annotated bibliography of books and a directory of related resources.
Legend And Belief
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Author : Linda Dégh
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2001-11-14
Legend And Belief written by Linda Dégh 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 2001-11-14 with Philosophy categories.
Industrial advancement has not changed the basic fragility of human life, and the commercialization and consumer orientation of the mass media has actually helped legends travel faster and farther. Legends are communicated not only orally, face to face, but also in the press, on radio and television, on countless Web sites, and by e-mail, perpetuating new waves of the "culture of fear.""--BOOK JACKET.
Manufacturing Tales
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Author : Gary Alan Fine
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1992
Manufacturing Tales written by Gary Alan Fine and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
The mouse in the Coke bottle, the promiscuous cheerleader, the exploding Pop Rocks candy, the Kentucky Fried Rat. If the ballad and the fairy tale were the archetypal folklore forms of an earlier age, such contemporary legends constitute the preferred narrative genre of the late twentieth century. In Manufacturing Tales, award-winning folklorist Gary Alan Fine presents a major new theory of the creation and diffusion of contemporary legends in modern society. While ballad and fairy tale arose in folk communities and spread through trade and migration, contemporary legends thrive in societies crosscut by varied communication channels and relatively open networks. By looking at the social-structural background, the performance context, the personality of the teller, and the content of the text, we gain insight into the formation, dissemination, and disappearance of these modern legends. Fine identifies sex and money as key themes in contemporary legends, reflecting the public's disguised attempts to deal with major contemporary preoccupations. From the AIDS crisis to fears of food contamination in restaurants, popular anxieties are reflected in folklore. As dramatic, moving, comic, and involving texts, contemporary legends build relationships among acquaintances and strangers; as depictions of the world that we face every day, they provide perspective on potential challenges; and as shared information, they elaborate a consensual understanding of reality.
Unwitting Zionists
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Author : Haya Gavish
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2010
Unwitting Zionists written by Haya Gavish and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
A study of the Iraqi Jewish community of Zakho that investigates the community's attachment to the Land of Israel, the effects of Zionist activity, and immigration to Palestine and Israel. Unwitting Zionists examines the Jewish community in the northern Kurdistan town of Zakho from the end of the Ottoman period until the disappearance of the community through aliyah by 1951. Because of its remote location, Zakho was far removed from the influence of the Jewish religious leadership in Iraq and preserved many of its religious traditions independently, becoming the most important Jewish community in the region and known as "Jerusalem of Kurdistan." Author Haya Gavish argues, therefore, that when the community was exposed to Zionism, it began to open up to external influences and activity. Originally published in Hebrew, Unwitting Zionists uses personal memoirs, historical records, and interviews to investigate the duality between Jewish tradition and Zionism among Zakho's Jews. Gavish consults a variety of sources to examine the changes undergone by the Jewish community as a result of its religious affiliation with Eretz-Israel, its exposure to Zionist efforts, and its eventual immigration to Israel. Because relatively little written documentation about Zakho exists, Gavish relies heavily on folkloristic sources like personal recollections and traditional stories, including extensive material from her own fieldwork with an economically and demographically diverse group of men and women from Zakho. She analyzes this firsthand information within a historical framework to reconstruct a communal reality and lifestyle that was virtually unknown to anyone outside of the community. Appendixes contain biographical details of the interviewees for additional background. Gavish also addresses the relative merits of personal memoirs, optimal interviewer-interviewee relationships, and the problem of relying on the interviewees' memories in her study. Folklore, oral history, anthropology, and Israeli studies scholars, as well as anyone wanting to learn more about religion, commuity, and nationality in the Middle East will appreciate Unwitting Zionists.
Wise Words Rle Folklore
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Author : Wolfgang Mieder
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-02-11
Wise Words Rle Folklore written by Wolfgang Mieder and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-11 with Social Science categories.
The twenty essays that comprise this book, which was first published in 1994, were written by leading paremiologists and folklorists from Africa, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and the US. They represent the best scholarship on proverbs in the English language, and together they give an impressive overview of the fascinating advances in the field of paremiology.
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
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Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2012-12-19
The Vanishing Hitchhiker written by Jan Harold Brunvand and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-19 with Social Science categories.
The groundbreaking book that launched America's urban legend obsession! Folklore scholar Jan Harold Brunvand assembles the best-known urban legends—including "The Hook," "The Spider in the Hairdo," and "The Baby-Sitter and the Man Upstairs"—and provides an enlightening and entertaining analysis of their variants and evolution. The Vanishing Hitchhiker was Professor Brunvand's first popular book on urban legends, and it remains a classic. The culmination of twenty years of collection and research, this book is a must-have for urban legend lovers.
Aliens Ghosts And Cults
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Author : Bill Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2003
Aliens Ghosts And Cults written by Bill Ellis 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 2003 with Legends categories.
Sister In Sorrow
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Author : Ilana Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-14
Sister In Sorrow written by Ilana Rosen and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-14 with History categories.
Students of Holocaust studies and women’s studies will be grateful for the specific and personal approach of Sister in Sorrow.
The Musician S Guide
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The Musician S Guide written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Music categories.