A Companion to Folklore
( Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology )
Publication series ：Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Author： Regina F. Bendix
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9781444354362
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781118863145
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781405194990
Subject： I057 Folk Literature
Language： ENG
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Description
A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe.
- An unprecedented collection of original, state of the art essays on folklore authored by international experts
- Examines the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore
- Considers folklore in the context of multi-disciplinary topics that include poetics, performance, religious practice, myth, ritual and symbol, oral textuality, history, law, politics and power as well as the social base of folklore
- Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title
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