Metaphors of masculinity : ex and status in Andalusian folklore / Stanley Brandes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandes, Stanley H., author.

Series:

Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series.

Publications of the American Folklore Society New Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--Spain--Andalusia.

Folklore.

Men--Spain--Andalusia--Folklore.

Men.

Sex customs--Spain--Andalusia--Folklore.

Sex customs.

Masculinity--Spain--Andalusia--Folklore.

Masculinity.

Andalusia (Spain)--Social life and customs.

Andalusia (Spain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations, photographs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the Andalusian communities throughout the olive-growing region of southeastern Spain men show themselves to be primarily concerned with two problems of identity: their place in the social hierarchy, and the maintenance of their masculinity in the context of their culture. In this study of projective behavior as found in the folklore of an Andalusian town, Stanley Brandes is careful to support psychological interpretations with ethnographic evidence. His emphasis on male folklore provides a timely complement to current research on women.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Study of Male Folklore in Andalusia

2. Giants and Big-Heads

3. Titles, Names, and Pronouns

4. Gypsy Jokes and the Andalusian Self-Image

5. Masculine Metaphors in Folk Speech

6. Jokes and the Male Identity

7. Pranks and Riddles

8. Space and Speech at the Olive Harvest

9. Skits and Society

10. Religious Expressions of Masculinity

11. The Folklore of Dominance and Control

References Cited

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780585119922

0585119929

9780812292503

0812292502

OCLC:

44960847