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Folklore concepts : histories and critiques /

By defining folklore as artistic communication in small groups, Dan Ben-Amos led the discipline of Folklore in new directions. In Folklore Concepts, Henry Glassie and Elliott Oring have curated a selection of Ben-Amos's groundbreaking essays that explore folklore as a category in cultural commu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ben-Amos, Dan (Autor)
Otros Autores: Glassie, Henry, 1941- (Editor ), Oring, Elliott, 1945- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Idea of folklore : An essay
  • Encounter with Native Americans and the emergence of folklore
  • Toward a definition of folklore in context
  • Analytical categories and ethnic genres
  • Seven strands of tradition : Varieties in its meaning in American folklore studies
  • History of folklore studies : Why do we need it?
  • Concept of motif in folklore
  • Context in context
  • Two Benin storytellers
  • Induced natural context in context
  • Name is the thing
  • Definition of folklore : A personal narrative.