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American folklore : an encyclopedia / edited by Jan Harold Brunvand.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1551.
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1551
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--North America--Encyclopedias.
- Folklore.
- Manners and customs.
- North America--Social life and customs--Encyclopedias.
- North America.
- Folklore--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Folklore--Canada--Encyclopedias.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 794 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Garland Pub., 1996.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
- Contents:
- Academe, folklore of
- Academic programs in folklore
- Adirondacks
- African Americans
- Aging, folklore and
- American Folklore Center
- American Folklore scholarship : early years
- American Folklore Society
- American studies and folklore
- Anansi
- Anecdote
- Anglo Americans
- Animals
- Anniversaries
- Anthropological approach
- Anti-legend
- Appalachia
- Applied folklore
- April fool's day
- Architecture, vernacular
- Archive of folk culture
- Archives, folklore
- Art, folk
- Auctions
- Autoharp
- Ballad
- Baltic peoples in U.S.
- Banjo
- Baseball
- Basketmaking
- Basque Americans
- Berea College
- Bigfoot
- Bikers
- Billy the Kid
- Birders
- Birthdays
- Black English
- Blacksmithing
- Bluegrass
- Blues
- Boast
- Boatbuilding
- Bodylore
- Breakdancing
- Bunyan, Paul
- Cadence chant
- Cajuns
- Camplore
- Canadian folklore (Anglophone)
- Canadian folklore scholarship
- Canadian studies and folklore
- Canal lore
- Catfish
- Cemeteries
- Center for the Study of Southern Culture
- Chanteys
- Children
- Chinese Americans
- Christmas
- City lore
- Civil War
- Coding in American folk culture
- Cold War
- Columbus Day
- Comparative approach
- Computer folklore
- Con artist
- Conjunto music
- Conspiracy theories
- Contextual approach
- Corridos
- Costume, folk
- Country music
- Cousin Jack stories
- Cow tipping
- Cowboy poetry
- Cowboys
- Coyote
- Crafts
- Crimelore
- Crockett, Davy Cults
- Cultural conservation
- Cultural landscape
- Cultural studies
- Curanderos
- Cursing
- Custom
- Dance, folk
- Deaf folklore
- Dialect story
- Disaster folklore
- Dowsing
- Dozens
- Drama, folk
- Dulcimer
- Dutch Americans
- Easter
- Education, folklife in
- Elvis
- Empowerment
- Epitaph
- Esoteric / exoteric factor in folklore
- Ethics in folklore research
- Ethnic folklore
- Ethnic stereotypes
- Ethnomusicology
- [entries continue through letter Z (Zydeco)].
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780203306222
- 0203306228
- Publisher Number:
- 99990107451
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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