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The paradox of authenticity : folklore performance in post-communist Slovakia /

During the Communist reign in Slovakia the state government staged a public performance of stage folklore that was both simplistic and artificial. Recently, as part of a larger movement to retrieve their culture, young Slovakian folklore enthusiasts have attempted to recover an authentic form of rur...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Feinberg, Joseph Grim (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2018]
Series:Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Paradox of Publicizing Folklore; 2. Folklore as Performance and Organization; 3. Folklore and Festivals between the Public and the People; 4. The Poetics of Authenticity; Coda; Concluding Unscientific Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index.