Folkloristics
An Introduction
Published on 22. September 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-253-20994-8 (ISBN)
Description
"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.
"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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Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
106 b&w photos
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-20994-8 (9780253209948)
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Indiana University Press
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Persons
ROBERT A. GEORGES is Professor Emeritus in the Folklore and Mythology Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous publications, including (with Michael Owen Jones) People Studying People: The Human Element in Fieldwork. MICHAEL OWEN JONES is Professor in the Folklore and Mythology Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Exploring Folk Art: Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and Aesthetics and co-author, with Robert A. georges, of People Studying People: The Human Element in Fieldwork.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: Folklore and Its Study
Folkore As Historical Artifact
Chapter 2: Folkloristics as an Historical Science
Chapter 3: Survival, Continuity, Revival, and Historical Source
Folklore As Describable and Transmissible Entity
Chapter 4: Folklore as Genre and Type
Chapter 5: The Dissemination of Folklore
Folklore As Culture
Chapter 6: Folklore in Cultural Contexts
Chapter 7: Folklore in the Culture of Groups in Contact
Folklore As Behavior
Chapter 8: Folklore and Human Psychology
Chapter 9: Folklore as Personal Resource
Conclusion
Chapter 10: In Retrospect
Index
Chapter 1: Folklore and Its Study
Folkore As Historical Artifact
Chapter 2: Folkloristics as an Historical Science
Chapter 3: Survival, Continuity, Revival, and Historical Source
Folklore As Describable and Transmissible Entity
Chapter 4: Folklore as Genre and Type
Chapter 5: The Dissemination of Folklore
Folklore As Culture
Chapter 6: Folklore in Cultural Contexts
Chapter 7: Folklore in the Culture of Groups in Contact
Folklore As Behavior
Chapter 8: Folklore and Human Psychology
Chapter 9: Folklore as Personal Resource
Conclusion
Chapter 10: In Retrospect
Index