Folklore and traditional history / Richard M. Dorson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dorson, Richard M., editor.

Series:

Studies in folklore ; 1.

Studies in folklore ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral tradition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 pages).

Edition:

Previously issued in Journal of the Folklore Institute, v. 8 (1971), no 2-3. Reprint 2018

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Ed. assistants Janet C. Gilmore and Sandra K. Stahl

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Folklore And Traditional History / Dorson, Richard M.

Oral Evidence And The Historian: Problems And Methods / Bynum, David E.

Homer, The Trojan War, And History / Lord, Albert B.

Old Norse Epic And Historical Tradition / Ciklamini, Marlene

The Impact Of Al-Hajj'Umar On The Historical Traditions Of The Fulbe / Robinson, David

History In The Oral Traditions Of The Akan / Daaku, Kwame Y.

The Testimony Of The Button / Klein, Barbro

Sources For The Traditional History Of The Scottish Highlands And Western Islands / Dorson, Richard M.

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9783111559537

311155953X

OCLC:

1076414003