Myth, ritual and the oral / Jack Goody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goody, Jack, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral tradition.

Folklore--Performance.

Folklore.

Storytelling.

Ritual.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 180 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Myth, Ritual & the Oral

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Myth, Ritual and the Oral Jack Goody, one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists, returns to the related themes of myth, orality and literacy, subjects that have long been a touchstone in anthropological thinking. Combining classic papers with recent unpublished work, this volume brings together some of the most important essays written on these themes in the past half century, representative of a lifetime of critical engagement and research. In characteristically clear and accessible style, Jack Goody addresses fundamental conceptual schemes underpinning modern anthropology, providing potent critiques of current theoretical trends. Drawing upon his highly influential work on the LoDagaa myth of the Bagre, Goody challenges structuralist and functionalist interpretations of oral 'literature', stressing the issues of variation, imagination and creativity, and the problems of methodology and analysis. These insightful, and at times provocative, essays will stimulate fresh debate and prove invaluable to students and teachers of social anthropology.

Contents:

religion and ritual from Tylor to Parsons: the definitional problem

oral 'literature'

the anthropologist and the audio recorder

oral creativity

the folktale and cultural history

animals, humans and gods in northern Ghana

the Bagre in all its variety

from oral to written: a breakthrough in story telling

writing and oral memory: the importance of the 'lecto-oral'.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-85107-3

1-107-21697-4

1-282-81853-8

9786612818530

0-511-77889-9

0-511-90898-9

0-511-90824-5

0-511-90975-6

0-511-90695-1

0-511-90567-X

OCLC:

670411198