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The dynamics of folklore / Barre Toelken.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toelken, Barre, 1935-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Methodology.
- Folklore.
- Folklore--United States.
- United States--Social life and customs.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (454 p.)
- Edition:
- Rev. and expanded ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One of the most comprehensive and widely praised introductions to folklore ever written. Toelken's discussion of the history and meaning of folklore is delivered in straightforward language, easily understood definitions, and a wealth of insightful and entertaining examples.Toelken emphasizes dynamism and variety in the vast array of folk expressions he examines, from ""the biology of folklore,"" to occupational and ethnic lore, food ways, holidays, personal experience narratives, ballads, myths, proverbs, jokes, crafts, and others. Chapters are followed by bibliograph
- Contents:
- The folklore process
- Dynamics of the folk group
- The folk performance
- Dimensions of the folk event
- Aesthetics and repertoire
- Folklore and connotation
- Folklore and cultural worldview
- Surrounded by folklore
- Folklore research
- Applications of folklore.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612886690
- 9781282886698
- 128288669X
- 9780874213256
- 0874213258
- 9780585039329
- 0585039321
- OCLC:
- 42854657
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