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Spring man : a belief legend between folklore and popular culture / Petr Janeček.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Janeček, Petr, 1978- author.
- Series:
- Studies in folklore and ethnology, traditions, practices, and identities
- Studies in folklore and ethnology : traditions, practices, and identities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Czechoslovakia.
- Folklore.
- Folklore and nationalism--Czechoslovakia.
- Folklore and nationalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 213 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Urban Phantom between Comparative Folkloristics and Ethnology
- The Birth of a Legend
- Spring Man in Czech Folklore and Oral History
- Phantoms of the Industrial Age
- The Cultural Evolution of Spring Man
- The Social and Cultural Functions of Urban Demonology
- A Superhero for Every Regime
- Spring Man in Visual Culture and Literature
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Janeček, Petr, 1978- Spring man
- ISBN:
- 9781666913767
- 1666913766
- Publisher Number:
- 40031444103
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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