International folkloristics : classic contributions by the founders of folklore / edited by Alan Dundes.
International folkloristics is a worldwide discipline in which scholars study various forms of folklore ranging from myth, folktale, and legend to custom and belief. In this volume, twenty classic essays, beginning with a piece by Jacob Grimm, reveal the evolving theoretical underpinnings of folklor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield,
©1999.
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| Summary: | International folkloristics is a worldwide discipline in which scholars study various forms of folklore ranging from myth, folktale, and legend to custom and belief. In this volume, twenty classic essays, beginning with a piece by Jacob Grimm, reveal the evolving theoretical underpinnings of folkloristics from its nineteenth century origins to its academic coming-of-age in the twentieth century. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461637851 1461637856 084769514X 9780847695140 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |