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Item Details
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HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN FOLKLORE
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| By: |
Richard Mercer Dorson (Editor), Inta Carpenter (Editor), Elizabeth Peterson (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£43.45 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0253203732 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780253203731 |
| Publisher: |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 1983 |
| Series: |
A Midland Book No.373 |
| Pages: |
608 |
| Description: |
Featuring the work of sixty scholars and practitioners, this book represents a multitude of approaches to the discipline of American Folklore. About half of the contributions deal with local American materials, exploring topics, such as family folklore, American cultural myths, Mormon lore, folk healers, and folk performers. |
| Synopsis: |
A virtual cornucopia of riches, Handbook of American Folklore features the work of sixty scholars and practitioners, representing a multitude of approaches to the discipline. About half of the contributions deal with local American materials, exploring such topics as family folklore, American cultural myths, Mormon lore, folk healers, and folk performers. It is a landmark in folkore studies in the United States and a labor of love of the late Richard M. Dorson, who carefully organized it and wrote introductory essays for each secion. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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