The Theory of Culture of Folklorist Lauri Honko, 1932-2002 : the Ecology of Tradition.
Lauri Honko (1932-2002), the Finnish professor of folkloristics and comparative religion was a prolific and multitalented researcher, whose topics of research ranged from the study of folk beliefs, folk medicine and Ingrian laments to the general theories of culture, identity and meaning. He studied...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewiston :
The Edwin Mellen Press,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Lauri Honko (1932-2002), the Finnish professor of folkloristics and comparative religion was a prolific and multitalented researcher, whose topics of research ranged from the study of folk beliefs, folk medicine and Ingrian laments to the general theories of culture, identity and meaning. He studied Finno-Ugric mythologies, Karelian and Tanzanian folk healing, and South Indian oral traditions. In this book we aim at explicating and analyzing his methodological assumptions as well as his specific theoretical contributions in the study of religion and folklore. Our central focus is on Honko's tr. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (132 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-111) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780773417991 0773417990 |