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Simon J. Bronner

Folklore: The Basics

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Brothers Grimm
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China
cognition
colonialism
Conner Prairie
connotative
conversation
cultural expression
cultural relativism
cultural resource
cultural traditions
Dead Man
digital culture
digital folklore evolution
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ethnic
ethnographic fieldwork techniques
ethnography
experimentation
expressive
Fairy Tales
Folk Cultural Properties
Folk Festival
Folk Museum
Folk Practices
Folklore Research
folklore studies
function
fundamental cultural narratives
gender
genres
Georges and Jones. Folkloristics
Greece
groups
heritage
History
industrialism
Internet memes
interpretation
interview
introduction to folklore research
Japan
Literature
Manifold Paths
mass culture
material
meaning
metafolklore
methods
modern life
modernism
motifs
Multiple Existence
musicians
Mystic Seaport
nationality
Non-nurse Midwives
Nordic Museum
Nordiska Museet
Norsk Folkemuseum
oral
Oring Folk Groups and Folklore Genres
Penn State
popular tradition analysis
power
Projective Inversion
Psychology
regional
Regional Folk Cultures
repetitive
role of folklore
romantic nationalism
Rome
Rumors
Sims and Stephens Living Folklore
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
social
Social media
Sociology
St Patrick's Day
St Patrick’s Day
storytellers
structure
symbolic
symbolic communication studies
symbols
themes
Thompson's Motif Index
Thompson’s Motif Index
Toelken The Dynamics of Folklore
traditional knowledge
utility
variable
Volkspoesie
Yellow Ribbon

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138774940
  • Weight: 600g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Sep 2016
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs, desires, and anxieties that often are often not revealed through other means. Providing a clear framework for approaching the study of folklore, it introduces the reader to methodologies for identifying, documenting, interpreting and applying key information about folklore and its relevance to modern life. From the Brothers Grimm to Internet Memes, it addresses such topics as:

  • What is folklore?
  • How do we study it?
  • Why does folklore matter?
  • How does folklore relate to elite culture?
  • Is folklore changing in a digital age?

With case studies, suggestions for reading and a glossary of key terminology, Folklore: The Basics supports readers in becoming familiar with folkloric traditions and interpret cultural expression. It is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of folklore for the first time.
About Simon J. Bronner
Simon J. Bronner is distinguished professor of American Studies and Folklore at the Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, USA. He has previously taught at Harvard University, Leiden University, Osaka University and the University of California at Davis. He is the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of American Studies online for Johns Hopkins University Press, Material Worlds Book Series for the University Press of Kentucky; and the Jewish Cultural Studies for Littman. He serves as president of the Fellows of the American Folklore Society.