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Folklore: The Basics
The Basics Series
Author: Bronner Simon J.
Language: English
Subjects for Folklore: The Basics:
Keywords
Penn State; Multiple Existence; cultural traditions; Folklore Studies; Brothers Grimm; Nordic Museum; Literature; Nordiska Museet; History; Fairy Tales; Anthropology; Projective Inversion; Sociology; Regional Folk Cultures; Psychology; Thompson’s Motif Index; role of folklore; Yellow Ribbon; conversation; Alison Dundes Renteln; Conner Prairie; art; Folk Festival; interpretation; Norsk Folkemuseum; cultural expression; Traditional Knowledge; genres; Dead Man; groups; Folk Museum; nationality; Smithsonian Folklife Festival; cultural resource; Manifold Paths; Folklore Research; methods; Folk Practices; digital culture; Mystic Seaport; Internet memes; Non-nurse Midwives; Rumors; Folk Cultural Properties; Social media; St Patrick’s Day; Volkspoesie; China; Japan; Greece; Rome; romantic nationalism; modernism; industrialism; colonialism; mass culture; cultural relativism; repetitive; variable; expressive; symbolic; connotative; social; utility; ethnic; regional; gender; storytellers; musicians; oral; material; structure; function; cognition; power; affiliation; heritage; ethnography; interview; experimentation; discussed; themes; symbols; motifs; meaning; metafolklore; modern life; Georges and Jones; Folkloristics; Oring Folk Groups and Folklore Genres; Sims and Stephens Living Folklore; Toelken The Dynamics of Folklore
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Publication date: 09-2016
· 12.9x19.8 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 09-2016
· 12.9x19.8 cm · Hardback
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Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs, desires, and anxieties that often are often not revealed through other means. Providing a clear framework for approaching the study of folklore, it introduces the reader to methodologies for identifying, documenting, interpreting and applying key information about folklore and its relevance to modern life. From the Brothers Grimm to Internet Memes, it addresses such topics as:
- What is folklore?
- How do we study it?
- Why does folklore matter?
- How does folklore relate to elite culture?
- Is folklore changing in a digital age?
With case studies, suggestions for reading and a glossary of key terminology, Folklore: The Basics supports readers in becoming familiar with folkloric traditions and interpret cultural expression. It is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of folklore for the first time.
Introduction
1. What is Folklore, and Why Does It Matter? Problem and Practice
2. What Does Folklore Denote? Identification and Annotation
3. What Does Folklore Connote? Analysis and Explanation
4. What Is Folklore’s Relevance? Implication and Application.
References
Index
