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Folklore and Folktale
An Introduction
Edited by Richard M. Dorson
The University of Chicago Press 1982
Stron 571
Tekst: angielski
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"This introduction to Ihe studv of folklore and folklife contains an inspiring
and spirited mixture of cssays, theoretical contributions, practicat
instructions, and pure encyclopedia articles. It is a very well put together
book, u ritten by eighteen researchers who have something to say. The
entire book is a large stock-taking that shows how far the niore or less established study of folk culture in the United States has come. And the book demonstrates with great clarity that this study is an independent subject, which is characterized by its areas of subject matter." — lorn Rio, Journal of American Folklore
"Daran and bis fellow essayists must he applauded by folklorists of all persuasions for producing a comprehensive introductory volume, broad in scope and detailed in its treatment, which will provide invaluable service for both those desiring a general familiarity with folklore and those already involvcd in folkloristicstudies." — Stephen Stern, Pacific Historical Review
"|This| book will set the Standards in |its| field for some time to come for Richard M. Dorson has brought together ihe foremost experts in any number of folkloric fields to introduce the subtopics." —Christian Century
RICHARD M. DORSON (1916-81) was Distinguished Professor of History and Folklore and director of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University. His many puhlished works include American Folklore, The British Folklorists, Huying the Wind: Regional Folklore in the L'nited States, American Folklore and the Historian, and Folktales Told around the World, all publishet by the University of Chicago Press.
CONTENTS
PREFACE RICHARD M. DORSON ix
INTRODUCTION
Conccpts o/ Folklore and Folklije Studies
RICHARD M. DORSON l
I. THE FIELDS OF FOLKLIFE STUDIES 51
Oral Folklore
1. Folk Narrative linda degh 53
2. Narrative Folk Poetry w. edson richmond 85
3. Folk Epic felix j. oinas 99
4. Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions
ROGER D. ABRAHAMS 117
5. Riddles roger d. abrahams and alan dundes 129
6. Folk Speech w. edson richmond 145
Social Folk Custom
1. Festivals and Celebrations robert j. smith 159
8. Recreations and Games robert a. georges 173
9. Folk Medicine don yoder 191
10. Folk Religion john c. messenger 217
Material Cultnre
11.Folk Crafts warren e. roberts 233
12.Folk Art henry glassie 253
13.Folk Architecture warren e. roberts 281
14.Folk Costume don yoder 295
15.Folk Cookery don yoder 325
Folk Arts
IG. Folk Drama roger d. abrahams 351
17.Folk Music george list 363
18.Folk Dance joann wiieeler kealiinohomoku 381
II. THE METHODS OF FOLKLIFE STUDY 405
1. Fieldwork: Collecting Oral Literature
DONALD A. MACDONALD 407
2. Fieldwork: Recording Material Culture
WARREN E. ROBERTS 431
3. Fieldwork: Recording Traditional Music
GEORGE LIST 445
4. Archiving george list 455
5. The Use of Printed Sources richard m. dorson 465
6. Folk Atlas Mapping robert wildhaber 479
7. The Use of Artifacts and Folk Art in the
Folk Museum j. geraint jenkins 497
8. The Cultural Geographer and Folklife
Research e. estyn evans 517
CONTRIBUTORS 533
INDEX 535
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