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What a wonderful world of legends! : articles on rumours and legends / Eda Kalmre ; translators: Kait Tamm, Tiina Mällo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kalmre, Eda, 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Estonian
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Estonia.
- Folklore.
- Social psychology.
- Legends.
- Rumor.
- Urban folklore.
- Estonia.
- Urban folklore--Estonia.
- Rumor--Estonia.
- Legends--Estonia.
- Social psychology--Estonia.
- Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
- Prose.
- Local Subjects:
- Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
- Prose.
- Physical Description:
- 301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Tartu : ELM Scholarly Press, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Contents:
- Legends about the Afghanistan War: the boy saved by the snake
- Legends connected with the sinking of the ferry Estonia on September 28, 1994
- The saga of the Voitka brothers in the Estonian press: the rise and fall of a heroic legend
- Tracing an old folk ballad: rumour, hearsay, memory
- The folklore of the split society: rumours of cannibalism in post-war Estonia
- Rumours and contemporary legends as part of identity creation process
- The lilac lady: a collective belief-legend as a homogeneous entity
- On reality, truth and ideologies in the case of Munchausen tales
- Salad rinsing and baby carrots: mercantile rumors in contemporary society
- AIDS narratives in Estonia: some considerations
- Two legends from Estonia
- Urban legends about horrible blood crimes.
- Notes:
- Translators' names transcribed from title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-301).
- ISBN:
- 9789949586769
- 9949586763
- OCLC:
- 1089861696
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