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The Nordic Riddle
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Author : Laurits Bødker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Nordic Riddle written by Laurits Bødker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.
The Nordic Riddle
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Author : Laurits Bødker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Nordic Riddle written by Laurits Bødker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Riddles categories.
The Nordic Riddle
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Author : Brynjulf Alver
language : da
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Nordic Riddle written by Brynjulf Alver and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.
Riddles
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Author : Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj
language : en
Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Riddles written by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj and has been published by Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Riddles are a journey into a fascinating world rich in delightful metaphors and ambiguity. This book is based on material drawn from all over the world and analyses both traditional true riddles and contemporary joking questions. It introduces the reader to different riddling situations and the many functions of riddles, wich vary from education to teasing, and from defusing a heated situation to entertainment. In addition to providing a survey of international riddle scholarship, the book has a comprehensive bibliography with suggestions for further reading.
Riddle Of The Runes
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Author : Janina Ramirez
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Release Date : 2018-07-05
Riddle Of The Runes written by Janina Ramirez and has been published by Oxford University Press - Children this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Alva rushes through the trees in the dead of night with her sniffer wolf, Fen. Being out alone when there's a kidnapper on the loose is reckless, but if she ever wants to be an investigator like her Uncle Magnus, she'll need to be first to the crime scene. But what Alva discovers raises more questions than it answers, drawing her into a dangerous search for truth, and for treasure.
Old Norse Folklore
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Author : Stephen A. Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2023-12-15
Old Norse Folklore written by Stephen A. Mitchell and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the complexities of thisfascinating world in case studies and theoretical essays that connect orality and performance theory to memory studies, and myths relating to pre-Christian Nordic religion to innovations within late medieval pilgrimage song culture. Old Norse Folklore provides critical new perspectives on the Old Norse world, some of which appear in this volume for the first time in English. Stephen A. Mitchell presents emerging methodologies by analyzing Old Norse materials to offer a better understandings ofunderstanding of Old Norse materials. He examines, interprets, and re-interprets the medieval data bequeathed to us by posterity—myths, legends, riddles, charms, court culture, conversion narratives, landscapes, and mindscapes—targeting largely overlooked, yet important sources of cultural insights.
A World Of Others Words
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Author : Richard Bauman
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A World Of Others Words written by Richard Bauman 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 2008-04-15 with Social Science categories.
Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a sparkling look at intertextuality as communicative practice. A fascinating perspective on intertextuality: the idea that written and spoken texts speak to one another, e.g. through genre or allusions. Presents a series of ethnographic case studies to illustrate the topic. Draws on a broad range of oral performances and literary records from across the world. The author’s introduction sets a framework for the analysis of genre, perform and intertextuality. Shows how performers blend genres, e.g., telling stories about riddles or legends about magical verses, or constructing sales pitches.
Untying The Knot
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Author : Galit Hasan-Rokem
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1996-11-28
Untying The Knot written by Galit Hasan-Rokem and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-11-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book collects eighteen previously unpublished essays on the riddle--a genre of discourse found in virtually every human culture. Hasan-Rokem and Shulman have drawn these essays from a variety of cultural perspectives and disciplines; linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, and religion and literature scholars consider riddling practices in Hebrew, Finnish, Indian languages, Chinese, and classical Greek. The authors seek to understand the peculiar expressive power of the riddle, and the cultural logic of its particular uses; they scrutinize the riddle's logical structure and linguistic strategies, as well as its affinity to neighboring genres such as enigmas, puzzles, oracular prophecy, proverbs, and dreams. In this way, they begin to answer how riddles relate to the conceptual structures of a particular culture, and how they come to represent a culture's cosmology or cognitive map of the world. More importantly, these essays reveal the human need for symbolic ordering--riddles being one such form of cultural ritual.
Folklore And Folklife
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Author : Richard M. Dorson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1972
Folklore And Folklife written by Richard M. Dorson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Literary Criticism categories.
Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.
Cauldron Of The Gods
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Author : Jan Fries
language : en
Publisher: Mandrake
Release Date : 2005
Cauldron Of The Gods written by Jan Fries and has been published by Mandrake this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Imagine the forest. As darkness falls, the somber beeches disappear in misty twilight and shadows seem to gather under their branches. Far away, the blackbird's call tells of the coming of the night. The birds cease their singing, silence descends, soon the beasts of the night will make their appearance. Between tangled roots, hidden by nettles and brambles, the earth seems to ripple. A few humps of earth seem to emerge from the ground. They are the last traces of burial mounds, of mounds, which were tall and high 2500 years ago. Many of them have disappeared, hidden by tangled roots of beech and oak, ploughed flat by careless farmers, others again show caved-in tops where grave robbers have looted the central chamber. The locals shun these hills. There are tales that strange fires can be seen glowing on the mounds, and that on spooky nights, great armed warriors arise from their resting places. Then the doors to the deep are thrown open and unwary travelers have to beware of being invited into the halls of the dead and unborn. Here the kings of the deep feast and celebrate, time passes differently and strange treasures may be found. Who knows the nights when the gates are open? Who carries the primrose, the wish-flower, the strange blossom that opens the doors to the hollow hills?