Utah State University Press, 1989 Paper: 978-0-87421-140-5 | eISBN: 978-0-87421-390-4 Library of Congress Classification GR66.F64 1989 Dewey Decimal Classification 398
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ABOUT THIS BOOK Compiled to accompany the best-selling textbook, Folk Groups and Folklore Genres: An Introduction, the selections in this anthology extend the discussion in diverse directions, alert the reader to new problems, and introduce alternative perspectives. The essays include folklore classics and recent works, and are organized in sections that correspond to the chapter headings in An Introduction.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface
Section I
On the Concepts of Folklore
Folkloristics: A Conception of Theory
Burns,
Thomas A.
Herder, Folklore and Romantic Nationalism
Wilson,
William A.
Tradition, Genuine or Spurious
Handler,
Richard
Linnekin,
Jocelyn
The Portal Case: Authenticity, Tourism, Traditions, and the Law
Evans-Pritchard,
Deirdre
Section II
Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Folklore
The Letter in Canadian Ukrainian Folklore
Klymasz,
Robert B.
Folk Medicine and the Intercultural Jest
Paredes,
Américo
Carnival in Canada: The Politics of Celebration
Manning,
Frank E.
Spacey Soviets and the Russian Attitude Toward Territorial Passage
Moyle,
Natalie K.
Section III
Religious Folklore
Brothers and Sisters: Pentecostals as a Religious Folk Group
Lawless,
Elaine J.
Ethnicity and Citizenship in the Ritual of an Israeli Synagogue
Deshen,
Shlomo A.
You Are What You Eat: Religious Aspects of the Health Food Movement
Dubisch,
Jill
Section IV
Occupational Folklore
Risk and Ritual: An Interpretation of Fishermen's Folklore in a New England Community
Poggie, Jr.,
John J.
Gersuny,
Carl
Tending Bar at Brown's: Occupational Role as Artistic Performance
Bell,
Michael J.
The Last Forty-Niner: The Uses of History in the Mother Lode
Frank,
Russell
Section V
Children's Folklore
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
Iona,
Opie,
Peter
Transformations: The Fantasy of the Wicked Stepmother
Bettelheim,
Bruno
Strategy in Counting Out: An Ethnographic Folklore Field Study
Goldstein,
Kenneth S.
Section VI
Folk Narratives
The Structure of the Turkish Romances
Başgöz,
İlhan
The Wife Who Goes Out Like a Man, Comes Back as a Hero: The Art of Two Oregon Indian Narratives
Ramsey,
Jarold W.
Family Misfortune Stories in American Folklore
Brandes,
Stanley H.
Personal Experience Narratives: Use and Meaning in Interaction
Allen,
Barbara
Section VII
Ballads and Folksongs
A Model for Textual Variation in Folksong
Burns,
Thomas A.
Oral Formulas in the Country Blues
Barnie,
John
The Battle of Harlaw Child Editor
James,
Francis
History and Harlaw
Buchan,
David D.
Section VIII
Riddles and Proverbs
“Wine, Women and Song”: From Martin Luther to American T-Shirts
Mieder,
Wolfgang
“Wise Words” of the Western Apache
Basso,
Keith H.
“The Land Won't Burn”: An Esoteric American Proverb and Its Significance
Leary,
James P.
Totemism and the A.E.F. Revisited
Oring,
Elliott
Section IX
Folk Objects
The Nebraska Round Barn
Welsch,
Roger L.
The Palauan Story-Board: The Evolution of a Folk Art Style
Mitchell,
Roger
Objects of Memory: Material Culture as Life Review
Kirshenblatt-Gimblett,
Barbara
Section X
Documenting Folklore
Mediating Structures and the Significance of University Folk
Mechling,
Jay
The Study of Folklore in Literature and Culture: Identification and Interpretation
Dundes,
Alan
Documenting Folklore: The Annotation
Oring,
Elliott
References Cited
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Utah State University Press, 1989 Paper: 978-0-87421-140-5 eISBN: 978-0-87421-390-4
Compiled to accompany the best-selling textbook, Folk Groups and Folklore Genres: An Introduction, the selections in this anthology extend the discussion in diverse directions, alert the reader to new problems, and introduce alternative perspectives. The essays include folklore classics and recent works, and are organized in sections that correspond to the chapter headings in An Introduction.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface
Section I
On the Concepts of Folklore
Folkloristics: A Conception of Theory
Burns,
Thomas A.
Herder, Folklore and Romantic Nationalism
Wilson,
William A.
Tradition, Genuine or Spurious
Handler,
Richard
Linnekin,
Jocelyn
The Portal Case: Authenticity, Tourism, Traditions, and the Law
Evans-Pritchard,
Deirdre
Section II
Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Folklore
The Letter in Canadian Ukrainian Folklore
Klymasz,
Robert B.
Folk Medicine and the Intercultural Jest
Paredes,
Américo
Carnival in Canada: The Politics of Celebration
Manning,
Frank E.
Spacey Soviets and the Russian Attitude Toward Territorial Passage
Moyle,
Natalie K.
Section III
Religious Folklore
Brothers and Sisters: Pentecostals as a Religious Folk Group
Lawless,
Elaine J.
Ethnicity and Citizenship in the Ritual of an Israeli Synagogue
Deshen,
Shlomo A.
You Are What You Eat: Religious Aspects of the Health Food Movement
Dubisch,
Jill
Section IV
Occupational Folklore
Risk and Ritual: An Interpretation of Fishermen's Folklore in a New England Community
Poggie, Jr.,
John J.
Gersuny,
Carl
Tending Bar at Brown's: Occupational Role as Artistic Performance
Bell,
Michael J.
The Last Forty-Niner: The Uses of History in the Mother Lode
Frank,
Russell
Section V
Children's Folklore
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
Iona,
Opie,
Peter
Transformations: The Fantasy of the Wicked Stepmother
Bettelheim,
Bruno
Strategy in Counting Out: An Ethnographic Folklore Field Study
Goldstein,
Kenneth S.
Section VI
Folk Narratives
The Structure of the Turkish Romances
Başgöz,
İlhan
The Wife Who Goes Out Like a Man, Comes Back as a Hero: The Art of Two Oregon Indian Narratives
Ramsey,
Jarold W.
Family Misfortune Stories in American Folklore
Brandes,
Stanley H.
Personal Experience Narratives: Use and Meaning in Interaction
Allen,
Barbara
Section VII
Ballads and Folksongs
A Model for Textual Variation in Folksong
Burns,
Thomas A.
Oral Formulas in the Country Blues
Barnie,
John
The Battle of Harlaw Child Editor
James,
Francis
History and Harlaw
Buchan,
David D.
Section VIII
Riddles and Proverbs
“Wine, Women and Song”: From Martin Luther to American T-Shirts
Mieder,
Wolfgang
“Wise Words” of the Western Apache
Basso,
Keith H.
“The Land Won't Burn”: An Esoteric American Proverb and Its Significance
Leary,
James P.
Totemism and the A.E.F. Revisited
Oring,
Elliott
Section IX
Folk Objects
The Nebraska Round Barn
Welsch,
Roger L.
The Palauan Story-Board: The Evolution of a Folk Art Style
Mitchell,
Roger
Objects of Memory: Material Culture as Life Review
Kirshenblatt-Gimblett,
Barbara
Section X
Documenting Folklore
Mediating Structures and the Significance of University Folk
Mechling,
Jay
The Study of Folklore in Literature and Culture: Identification and Interpretation
Dundes,
Alan
Documenting Folklore: The Annotation
Oring,
Elliott
References Cited
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