Folklore studies / Study of myth Books
Indiana University Press Israel in the Making
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWritten with a high awareness of folkloristic theory, the book will appeal not only to scholars interested in the evolving modern culture of Israel, but also to folklorists interested in critical and practice theory applied to traditionalized activities. * Choice *A richly researched book that meaningfully weaves together material culture study and narrative discourse, traditional and popular cultures, and politics and play, Israel in the Making is a multi-layered contribution to many adjacent fields. * Journal of American Folklore *Hagar Salamon's book is among a number of fascinating postmodern responses to the traditional concept of folklore. Its present-tense title, Israel in the Making, already liberates folklore from its frozen image and its association with ethnic groups and the past. A look at the contents reveals its presentation of a wider definition of what is folk and what is lore than has been the standard. The book deals with contemporary Israeli folklore, which is dynamic, constantly changing and far from a matter of the past. * Nashim *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Studying Israeli FolklorePart One: Folklore in the Israeli Public ArenaPart One Invitation: Bumper Stickers as a Podium in Motion1. Folklore as an Emotional Battleground: Political Bumper Stickers2. "We the people": "Ha'Am" in the Turbulent Sphere of Israeli Roads3. Kinetic Cosmologies: Sovereign and SovereigntyPart One Recapitulation: Public Interaction on the MovePart Two: Expressions in the Intimate Arena of EmbroideryPart Two Invitation: Embroidering Identity—Needlework and Needle-Talk4. Embroidering Their Selves: Femininity and Embroidery in a Jerusalem Women's Group5. Life Story as a Foundation Legend of Local Identity6. The Intimate Career of a Transitional Object: Needlepoint EmbroideriesPart Two Recapitulation: Needle Texts—Knowledge, Passion, and EmpowermentPart Three: Between the Public and the Private—The Mirrors of AmbivalencePart Three Invitation: Emplacing Israeliness—Shifting Performances of Belonging and Otherness7. The Floor Falling Away: Dislocated Space and Body in the Humor of Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel8. What Goes Around, Comes Around: Rotating Credit Associations among Ethiopian Women in Israel9. "David Levi" Jokes: The Ambivalence over the Levantinization of IsraelPart Three Recapitulation: Between Longing and Belonging—The Folkloric Expressions of AmbivalenceClosing Words: The Birth of Public Enunciation from the Spirit of Everyday LifeBibliographyIndex
£62.90
Indiana University Press Israel in the Making
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWritten with a high awareness of folkloristic theory, the book will appeal not only to scholars interested in the evolving modern culture of Israel, but also to folklorists interested in critical and practice theory applied to traditionalized activities. * Choice *A richly researched book that meaningfully weaves together material culture study and narrative discourse, traditional and popular cultures, and politics and play, Israel in the Making is a multi-layered contribution to many adjacent fields. * Journal of American Folklore *Hagar Salamon's book is among a number of fascinating postmodern responses to the traditional concept of folklore. Its present-tense title, Israel in the Making, already liberates folklore from its frozen image and its association with ethnic groups and the past. A look at the contents reveals its presentation of a wider definition of what is folk and what is lore than has been the standard. The book deals with contemporary Israeli folklore, which is dynamic, constantly changing and far from a matter of the past. * Nashim *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Studying Israeli FolklorePart One: Folklore in the Israeli Public ArenaPart One Invitation: Bumper Stickers as a Podium in Motion1. Folklore as an Emotional Battleground: Political Bumper Stickers2. "We the people": "Ha'Am" in the Turbulent Sphere of Israeli Roads3. Kinetic Cosmologies: Sovereign and SovereigntyPart One Recapitulation: Public Interaction on the MovePart Two: Expressions in the Intimate Arena of EmbroideryPart Two Invitation: Embroidering Identity—Needlework and Needle-Talk4. Embroidering Their Selves: Femininity and Embroidery in a Jerusalem Women's Group5. Life Story as a Foundation Legend of Local Identity6. The Intimate Career of a Transitional Object: Needlepoint EmbroideriesPart Two Recapitulation: Needle Texts—Knowledge, Passion, and EmpowermentPart Three: Between the Public and the Private—The Mirrors of AmbivalencePart Three Invitation: Emplacing Israeliness—Shifting Performances of Belonging and Otherness7. The Floor Falling Away: Dislocated Space and Body in the Humor of Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel8. What Goes Around, Comes Around: Rotating Credit Associations among Ethiopian Women in Israel9. "David Levi" Jokes: The Ambivalence over the Levantinization of IsraelPart Three Recapitulation: Between Longing and Belonging—The Folkloric Expressions of AmbivalenceClosing Words: The Birth of Public Enunciation from the Spirit of Everyday LifeBibliographyIndex
£28.80
Indiana University Press Grand Theory in Folkloristics
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForewordMichael Dylan Foster and Ray CashmanFolkloristics in the Twenty-First CenturyAlan DundesIntroductionAmerica's Antitheoretical FolkloristicsLee HaringThe Sweep of Knowledge: The Politics of Grand and Local Theory in FolkloristicsGary Alan FineWhat('s) Theory?Margaret A. MillsThe Philology of the VernacularRichard BaumanHumble TheoryDorothy NoyesGrand Theory, Nationalism, and American FolkloreJohn W. RobertsThere is No Grand Theory in Germany, and for Good ReasonJames R. DowResponsesWhat Theory IsNewton GarverWeak Theory in an Unfinished WorldKathleen Stewart"Or in Other Words": Recasting Grand TheoryKirin NarayanDisciplining FolkloristicsCharles L. BriggsAfterwordsReflections on Grand Theory, Graduate School, and Intellectual BallastChad Edward ButerbaughTen Years AfterLee Haring
£17.99
Indiana University Press The Stigmatized Vernacular Where Reflexivity
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe Stigmatized Vernacular: Where Reflexivity Meets UntellabilityDiane E. Goldstein and Amy Shuman"It's Really Hard to Tell the True Story of Tobacco": Stigma, Tellability, and Reflexive ScholarshipAnn K. FerrellContextualization, Reflexivity, and the Study of Diabetes-Related Stigma Sheila BockRethinking Ventriloquism: Untellability, Chaotic Narratives, Social Justice, and the Choice to Speak For, About, and WithoutDiane E. GoldsteinThe Stigmatized Vernacular: Political Asylum and the Politics of Visibility/RecognitionAmy Shuman and Carol Bohmer
£17.99
Indiana University Press Animal Tales from the Caribbean
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Cuentos CosteñosEditors' Introductory EssayGeorge List's IntroductionThe Stories 1. Mártara2. The Little Goat3. Of Aunt Vixen with Uncle Jaguar4. The Excursion of Rabbit5. The Pig Who Made Much Fun of the Donkey6. A Humorous Tale of Rabbit7. When Jaguar Wanted to Fight with Rabbit8. The Man9. Uncle Rabbit and Aunt Jaguar's Seven Children10. Uncle Rabbit and Uncle Alligator11. The Rabbit Who Wanted to be the Largest Animal in the World12. The Cunning of Rabbit13. The Saddling of Jaguar14. When Rabbit Lost15. Uncle Rabbit's Field16. Rabbit and Vixen's Saloon17. The Man Who Gathered Honey18. The Quarrel Between Cock and Vixen 19. The Marriage of Monkey and Frog20. Uncle Rabbit's Ears21. When the Sun Baptized the BatTypology and Cultural Analysis / Hasan M. El-ShamyAgradecimientos Cuentos CosteñosEnsayo Introductorio de los Editores Introducción de George ListLos Cuentos 1. Mártara2. El chivito3. De Tía Zorra con Tío Tigre4. La excursión del Conejo 5. El puerco que se burlaba mucho del burro6. Chiste de Conejo7. Cuando Tigre quiso pelear con Conejo8. El hombre9. Tió Conejo y los siete hijos de Tía Tigra10. Tío Conejo y Tío Caimán11. El conejo que quería ser el hombre más grande del mundo 12. La astucia de Conejo13. La ensillada de Tigre 14. Cuento en que Conejo pierde15. La roza de Tío Conejo 16. La cantina de Conejo y Zorra 17. El sacador de miel 18. La querella de Zorra con Gallo19. El matrimonio de Machín con Rana20. Las orejas de Tío Conejo 21. Cuando el sol bautizó al murcielagoIndex
£80.75
Indiana University Press Rebuilding an Enlightened World
Book SynopsisIn Rebuilding an Enlightened World, Bill Ivey explores how folklore offers a unique and compelling new way to understand and counteract the underlying forces disrupting the world today.Trade ReviewAn erudite, insightful, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking contribution to our national dialogue in this current 'Age of Trump' with its resurgence of racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, misogyny, and the rise of a self-acknowledged sexual predator to the presidency of the United States, Rebuilding an Enlightened World: Folklorizing America should have as wide a readership as possible. * Midwest Book Review *[Ivey] has written a dense and provocative book that delves into Enlightenment principles including liberty, tolerance, fraternity, and the separation of church and state, while exploring concepts of identity, tradition, and the unwritten norms that shape human behavior. * Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo *Ivey's book stands out as an all-too-rare connection of folkloristic perspectives to worldview, ethical philosophy, and political action. * Journal of Folklore Research *"Rebuilding an Enlightened World: Folklorizing America, offers hope and solutions for those worried about the future." * WSMV *"An erudite, insightful, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking contribution to our national dialogue in this current 'Age of Trump' with its resurgence of racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, misogyny, and the rise of a self-acknowledged sexual predator to the presidency of the United States, "Rebuilding an Enlightened World: Folklorizing America" should have as wide a readership as possible." * MBR Bookwatch *"This important book explores our modern moment, skillfully examining the journey that brought us to this precipice." * Chapter 16 *
£18.99
Indiana University Press Animal Tales from the Caribbean
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Cuentos CosteñosEditors' Introductory EssayGeorge List's IntroductionThe Stories 1. Mártara2. The Little Goat3. Of Aunt Vixen with Uncle Jaguar4. The Excursion of Rabbit5. The Pig Who Made Much Fun of the Donkey6. A Humorous Tale of Rabbit7. When Jaguar Wanted to Fight with Rabbit8. The Man9. Uncle Rabbit and Aunt Jaguar's Seven Children10. Uncle Rabbit and Uncle Alligator11. The Rabbit Who Wanted to be the Largest Animal in the World12. The Cunning of Rabbit13. The Saddling of Jaguar14. When Rabbit Lost15. Uncle Rabbit's Field16. Rabbit and Vixen's Saloon17. The Man Who Gathered Honey18. The Quarrel Between Cock and Vixen 19. The Marriage of Monkey and Frog20. Uncle Rabbit's Ears21. When the Sun Baptized the BatTypology and Cultural Analysis / Hasan M. El-ShamyAgradecimientos Cuentos CosteñosEnsayo Introductorio de los Editores Introducción de George ListLos Cuentos 1. Mártara2. El chivito3. De Tía Zorra con Tío Tigre4. La excursión del Conejo 5. El puerco que se burlaba mucho del burro6. Chiste de Conejo7. Cuando Tigre quiso pelear con Conejo8. El hombre9. Tió Conejo y los siete hijos de Tía Tigra10. Tío Conejo y Tío Caimán11. El conejo que quería ser el hombre más grande del mundo 12. La astucia de Conejo13. La ensillada de Tigre 14. Cuento en que Conejo pierde15. La roza de Tío Conejo 16. La cantina de Conejo y Zorra 17. El sacador de miel 18. La querella de Zorra con Gallo19. El matrimonio de Machín con Rana20. Las orejas de Tío Conejo 21. Cuando el sol bautizó al murcielagoIndex
£35.10
Indiana University Press Framing Sukkot
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhile providing fascinating and abundant ethnographic detail about sukkah builders, their families, and their daily lives, [Berlinger] raises important theoretical questions that merit additional attention. * Reading Religion *This is an important and timely book: important because it contributes significantly to the expanding literature on Jewish history and culture; and timely due to its arrival just as many are questioning the relationship folklore as a discipline has to the field of vernacular architecture studies. * Journal of Folklore Research *Berlinger's rich and nuanced ethnography sheds light on many sukkot from Bloomington to Tel Aviv, Jaffa, and Jerusalem, and back to Brooklyn; like the wandering in the Sinai desert, this journey is crucial, and although the Promised Land does not allow one to rest as it opens further questions, it is Berlinger's wandering that helps us in framing such wonderings. * Journal of American Folklore *The book is a clear and original contribution that considers Jewish folklore within wider sociopolitical contexts. It raises questions and offers insights previously unexplored in the field, within both Jewish Studies and vernacular architecture. * Western Folklore *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on Language UseIntroduction1. Translating Text: Sukkot in Bloomington, Indiana2. Shchunat Hatikva, Tel Aviv: A Geography of Difference3. Within Shchunat Hatikva: Values and Spaces4. Sukkot in Shchunat Hatikva5. Sukkot in Jaffa and Jerusalem6. The Right to House and Home7. Transcending Architecture: Sukkot in Brooklyn, New York8. ConclusionAppendix: Materials Chart and Sukkot Floor PlansBibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Framing Sukkot
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhile providing fascinating and abundant ethnographic detail about sukkah builders, their families, and their daily lives, [Berlinger] raises important theoretical questions that merit additional attention. * Reading Religion *This is an important and timely book: important because it contributes significantly to the expanding literature on Jewish history and culture; and timely due to its arrival just as many are questioning the relationship folklore as a discipline has to the field of vernacular architecture studies. * Journal of Folklore Research *Berlinger's rich and nuanced ethnography sheds light on many sukkot from Bloomington to Tel Aviv, Jaffa, and Jerusalem, and back to Brooklyn; like the wandering in the Sinai desert, this journey is crucial, and although the Promised Land does not allow one to rest as it opens further questions, it is Berlinger's wandering that helps us in framing such wonderings. * Journal of American Folklore *The book is a clear and original contribution that considers Jewish folklore within wider sociopolitical contexts. It raises questions and offers insights previously unexplored in the field, within both Jewish Studies and vernacular architecture. * Western Folklore *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on Language UseIntroduction1. Translating Text: Sukkot in Bloomington, Indiana2. Shchunat Hatikva, Tel Aviv: A Geography of Difference3. Within Shchunat Hatikva: Values and Spaces4. Sukkot in Shchunat Hatikva5. Sukkot in Jaffa and Jerusalem6. The Right to House and Home7. Transcending Architecture: Sukkot in Brooklyn, New York8. ConclusionAppendix: Materials Chart and Sukkot Floor PlansBibliographyIndex
£25.19
MH - Indiana University Press Sacred Art Catholic Saints and Candomble Gods in
Book SynopsisBased on the words and works of working-class artists in Brazil, Sacred Art holds rich, fresh information for all who care about art and religion.Trade ReviewThis book is a must for those interested in sacred materiality, vernacular art, and the creative and imaginative blending of two diverse but congruent belief systems. * Journal of American Folklore *Table of ContentsAn Introduction1. The Historical Center2. Modern Masters of Sacred Art3. The Sculptor's Story4. Markets for Sacred Art5. Ibimirim: Carvers in the Sertão6. Maragojipinho: Sacred Clay in Bahia7. Tracunhaém: Sacred Clay in Pernambuco8. Painting in Olinda9. Carving in Cachoeira10. Return to Pelourinho11. Saints and Orixás in Pelourinho12. Smiths of the Sacred13. The Painter of Orixás14. Power and Beauty15. Time PassesAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£34.20
Indiana University Press The Expressive Lives of Elders
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£62.90
Indiana University Press The Expressive Lives of Elders
Book SynopsisCan traditional arts improve an older adult's quality of life? Are arts interventions more effective when they align with an elder's cultural identity? In The Expressive Lives of Elders, Jon Kay and contributors from a diverse range of public institutions argue that such mediations work best when they are culturally, socially, and personally relevant to the participants. From quilting and canning to weaving and woodworking, this book explores the role of traditional arts and folklore in the lives of older adults in the United States, highlighting the critical importance of ethnographic studies of creative aging for both understanding the expressive lives of elders and for designing effective arts therapies and programs. Each case study in this volume demonstrates how folklore and traditional practices help elders maintain their health and wellness, providing a road map for initiatives to improve the lives and well-being of America's aging population.
£26.99
Indiana University Press Right Makes Might
Book Synopsis"Right Makes Might" is a collection of recent essays on historical and contemporary use of proverbs by American politicians, the American worldview, and American politics by globally recognized folklorist, Wolfgang Mieder.Trade ReviewThis is a powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore and a fine addition to Mieder's oeuvre. * Choice *Wolfgang Mieder has offered us yet another outstanding contribution to proverb studies and, in particular, to one of its very important aspects: how proverbs have helped shape and still continue to shape the worldview of a people, i.e. their culture. -- Roumyana Petrova
£67.15
Indiana University Press Right Makes Might Proverbs and the American
Book Synopsis"Right Makes Might" is a collection of recent essays on historical and contemporary use of proverbs by American politicians, the American worldview, and American politics by globally recognized folklorist, Wolfgang Mieder.Trade ReviewThis is a powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore and a fine addition to Mieder's oeuvre. * Choice *Wolfgang Mieder has offered us yet another outstanding contribution to proverb studies and, in particular, to one of its very important aspects: how proverbs have helped shape and still continue to shape the worldview of a people, i.e. their culture. -- Roumyana Petrova
£25.19
Indiana University Press Folk Illusions
Book SynopsisThis cross-disciplinary book draws from folklore, neuroscience, and psychology to offer a detailed look at the ways children play with perception, creating what authors K. Brandon Barker and Claiborne Rice call folk illusions.Trade ReviewThis book explores much deeper issues of psychology and even deeper neurology. Just when we thought we knew everything there is to know about our own bodies and their responses, we can have new and surprising experiences engendered by simple little tricks. This learned, encyclopedic, and well-referenced examination fully realizes the authors' aim of establishing these phenomena as a genre of folklore in its own right. -- Janet E. Alton * Folklore *Throughout the book, Barker and Rice make a compelling argument not only for the inclu-sion of folk illusions as its own genre, but also for interdisciplinary research to explore issues of perception and belief. -- Mintzi Auanda Martínez-Rivera * Journal of American Folklore *Table of ContentsPreface: Zane's IllusionAcknowledgementsAccessing Audiovisual Materials1. Everyone Knows that Seeing is (not always) Believing2. Four Forms of Folk Illusions3. Folk Illusions and the Social Activation of Embodiment4. Folk Illusions and Active Perception5. Folk Illusions and the Weight of the World6. Folk Illusions and the Face in the Mirror or The Boundaries of a Genre7. Folk Illusions, Development, and Body AcquisitionAppendix: Catalog of Folk IllusionsBibliographyIndex
£63.00
Indiana University Press Folk Illusions Children Folklore and Sciences of
Book SynopsisThis cross-disciplinary book draws from folklore, neuroscience, and psychology to offer a detailed look at the ways children play with perception, creating what authors K. Brandon Barker and Claiborne Rice call folk illusions.Trade ReviewThis book explores much deeper issues of psychology and even deeper neurology. Just when we thought we knew everything there is to know about our own bodies and their responses, we can have new and surprising experiences engendered by simple little tricks. This learned, encyclopedic, and well-referenced examination fully realizes the authors' aim of establishing these phenomena as a genre of folklore in its own right. -- Janet E. Alton * Folklore *Throughout the book, Barker and Rice make a compelling argument not only for the inclu-sion of folk illusions as its own genre, but also for interdisciplinary research to explore issues of perception and belief. -- Mintzi Auanda Martínez-Rivera * Journal of American Folklore *Table of ContentsPreface: Zane's IllusionAcknowledgementsAccessing Audiovisual Materials1. Everyone Knows that Seeing is (not always) Believing2. Four Forms of Folk Illusions3. Folk Illusions and the Social Activation of Embodiment4. Folk Illusions and Active Perception5. Folk Illusions and the Weight of the World6. Folk Illusions and the Face in the Mirror or The Boundaries of a Genre7. Folk Illusions, Development, and Body AcquisitionAppendix: Catalog of Folk IllusionsBibliographyIndex
£25.19
Indiana University Press Storytime in India
Book SynopsisStorytime in India is an exploration of the stories that come out of ethnographic fieldwork. Helen Priscilla Myers and Umesh Chandra Pandey examine the ways in which their research collecting Bhojpuri wedding songs became interwoven with the stories of their lives, their work together, and their shared experience reading The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Songs and Accessing the Audio FilesPrologueIntroduction: Umesh Explains Storytime1. A Fulbright Grant to Banaras, India2. ToastInterlude I: Lizzy Greystock3. Setting Up Our Apartment in Banaras, 20074. The Daily RoutineInterlude II: Sir Florian5. Arranging an Indian Wedding 6. The Search for a Boy 7. Helen and Umesh Meet8. Viewing the Bride9. The Tilak Talk Begins10. Gangajali11. The Tilak, Explained by Umesh12. Song Journey13. Tilak Songs14. "Dress Him in a Bra and Bodice": Gali for the Tilak15. The Songs Become Personal16. "We Sell Dreams"17. Saguni Songs: "This night is ours"Interlude III: Lady Eustace18. Umesh Remembers Charlotte Wiser19. Matikor: Sashi Interrupts, but We Do Not Hear "A Mare Has Pissed"20. Helen's Pounding Pot21. Umesh Explains GaliInterlude IV. Lucy Morris 22. The Kalas and the Harish23. Arranging a Priest24. Wedding Expenses25. The Island Diaspora: My Introduction to Indian Culture from Far AwayInterlude V: Frank Greystock26. Grannie Music27. Ethnomusicology28. The Turmeric Is PleasingInterlude VI: The Eustace Necklace29. Heat 30. Kissing31. The Bride and Groom go to the Kohabar32. Sahana Songs before the Wedding Ritual: The Blue Blue Horse33. Umesh Tells the Krishna StoryInterlude VII: Lady Linlithgow's Mission, , The Sawab of Mygawb34. And Love35. Kabir36. Great Novels and Lesser Novels37. Trapping the Family Gods Interlude VIII: Mr. Burke's Speeches38. Helen Contracts Typhoid39. Getting the Siri at the Home of the Potter40. My Husband Is the Inspector of PoliceInterlude IX: The Conquering Hero Comes41. The Evil Eye42. Umesh Gets Malaria43. On the Stage, the Bridegroom Puts on His Garments44. Preparing for Winter45. Adorn the Elephant, Adorn the Horse46. The Jaluaa47. The Story of Krishna and the Crocodile: A Song with Many Many Stories48. Umesh Tells the Remainder of the Krishna Story49. More Jaluaa Songs and StoriesInterlude X: Showing What the Miss Fawns Said, and What Mrs. Hittaway Thought50. Charlotte Wiser Leaves Karimganj51. Wedding Night52. Mona's Nacchu Nahawan in Rasalpur53. Protecting the Bride from the Evil EyeInterlude XI: Lizzie and Her Lover54. Arrival at the Janmassa55. Gali for Barati People and Bridegroom56. What about Clothes and Ornaments57. Bhajan InterludeInterlude XII: Lord Fawn at His Office58. Umesh Recalls His Wedding59. Feeding the Wedding Party60. Dwar Puja—The New System61. The Animal Party62. Departure of the Barat Interlude XIII: I Only Thought of It63. The Bridegroom Enters the Courtyard64. The Bride Enters the Courtyard65. Donation of the Virgin Daughter66. Ceremony of the Puffed Rice67. The Sindur Ritual68. The Kohabar Ritual69. Ceremony at the GangesInterlude XIV: Showing What Frank Greystock Did70. Arrival of the Bride in her Sasural, the Gauna71. Love Marriages72. Five Days73. Just One More Song74. Gangajali's StoryInterlude XV: "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny"75. One Last SongInterlude XVI: I'll Give You a Hundred Guinea Broach76. Preparing for China77. Leaving Banaras in 200878. Conclusion Interlude XVII: The Eustace Diamonds79. Umesh Tells a Story from Karimganj 80. A Passage to India81. Bangles in Ballia82. Across the Seven Seas83. Umesh Arranges for the Swan's Quill84. The Religion of Humanity85. StorytimeAppendix: Rituals of the Hindu Wedding in BalliaGlossaryBibliographyIndex
£77.35
Indiana University Press Reciprocal Ethnography and the Power of Womens
Book SynopsisCollected here for the first time are Elaine J. Lawless's key articles on the topics of reciprocal ethnography and women's narrative which influenced not only folklore, but also the allied fields of anthropology, sociology, performance studies, and women's and gender studies. Lawless's methods and research continue to be critically relevant in today's global struggle for gender equality.Table of ContentsForeword / Amy ShumanAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Learning to Listen, Hear, and Include Women's Voices: The Genesis of Reciprocal Ethnography1. Shouting for the Lord: The Power of Women's Speech in the Pentecostal Religious Service2. Rescripting Their Lives and Narratives: Spiritual Life Stories of Pentecostal Women Preachers3. Access to the Pulpit: Reproductive Images and Maternal Strategies of the Pentecostal Female Pastor4. "I was afraid someone like you . . . an outsider . . . would misunderstand": Negotiating Interpretive Differences Between Ethnographers and Subjects5. Women's Life Stories and Reciprocal Ethnography as Feminist and Emergent6. Writing the Body in the Pulpit: Female-sexed Texts7. Woman as Abject: Resisting Cultural and Religious Myths that Condone Violence Against WomenAppendix: Selected Publications by Elaine J. LawlessIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Reciprocal Ethnography and the Power of Womens
Book SynopsisCollected here for the first time are Elaine J. Lawless's key articles on the topics of reciprocal ethnography and women's narrative which influenced not only folklore, but also the allied fields of anthropology, sociology, performance studies, and women's and gender studies. Lawless's methods and research continue to be critically relevant in today's global struggle for gender equality.Table of ContentsForeword / Amy ShumanAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Learning to Listen, Hear, and Include Women's Voices: The Genesis of Reciprocal Ethnography1. Shouting for the Lord: The Power of Women's Speech in the Pentecostal Religious Service2. Rescripting Their Lives and Narratives: Spiritual Life Stories of Pentecostal Women Preachers3. Access to the Pulpit: Reproductive Images and Maternal Strategies of the Pentecostal Female Pastor4. "I was afraid someone like you . . . an outsider . . . would misunderstand": Negotiating Interpretive Differences Between Ethnographers and Subjects5. Women's Life Stories and Reciprocal Ethnography as Feminist and Emergent6. Writing the Body in the Pulpit: Female-sexed Texts7. Woman as Abject: Resisting Cultural and Religious Myths that Condone Violence Against WomenAppendix: Selected Publications by Elaine J. LawlessIndex
£22.79
Indiana University Press Chinese Folklore Studies Today
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewChinese Folklore Studies Today is a very rich book which covers a wide range of contemporary topics, research interests, and methodologies, and in addition provides an introduction to the history of folklore studies in China. . . . This book is warmly recommended to folklorists, anthropologists, and specialists in East Asian studies. It opens up our understanding of an academic area not known widely enough. -- James H. Grayson * Folklore *Table of ContentsForeword / Chao GejinAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: History and Trends of Chinese Folklore Studies / Lijun Zhang and Ziying You1. Disciplinary Tradition, Everyday Life, and Childbirth Negotiation: The Past and Present of Chinese Urban Folklore Studies / Yongyi Yue, Translated by Wenyuan Shao and Yuanhao Zhao2. From "Women" to "Female Folklore Practitioners": The History and Current Trend of Women's Folklore Studies in China / Junxia Wang3. A Semiotics of Song: Fusing Lyrical and Social Narratives in Contemporary China / Levi S. Gibbs4. Contested Myth, History, and Beliefs: Remaking Yao and Shun's Stories in Hongtong, Shanxi / Ziying You5. Institutional Practice of Heritage-Making: The Transformation of Tulou from Residential Home to UNESCO World Heritage / Lijun ZhangIndex
£55.80
Indiana University Press Chinese Folklore Studies Today
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewChinese Folklore Studies Today is a very rich book which covers a wide range of contemporary topics, research interests, and methodologies, and in addition provides an introduction to the history of folklore studies in China. . . . This book is warmly recommended to folklorists, anthropologists, and specialists in East Asian studies. It opens up our understanding of an academic area not known widely enough. -- James H. Grayson * Folklore *Table of ContentsForeword / Chao GejinAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: History and Trends of Chinese Folklore Studies / Lijun Zhang and Ziying You1. Disciplinary Tradition, Everyday Life, and Childbirth Negotiation: The Past and Present of Chinese Urban Folklore Studies / Yongyi Yue, Translated by Wenyuan Shao and Yuanhao Zhao2. From "Women" to "Female Folklore Practitioners": The History and Current Trend of Women's Folklore Studies in China / Junxia Wang3. A Semiotics of Song: Fusing Lyrical and Social Narratives in Contemporary China / Levi S. Gibbs4. Contested Myth, History, and Beliefs: Remaking Yao and Shun's Stories in Hongtong, Shanxi / Ziying You5. Institutional Practice of Heritage-Making: The Transformation of Tulou from Residential Home to UNESCO World Heritage / Lijun ZhangIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Household Horror
Book SynopsisTake a tour of the house where a microwave killed a gremlin, a typewriter made Jack a dull boy, a sewing machine fashioned Carrie's prom dress, and houseplants might kill you while you sleep. In Household Horror: Cinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects, Marc Olivier highlights the wonder, fear, and terrifying dimension of objects in horror cinema.Trade Review"Household Horror provides a lively and highly original contribution to horror studies. As a work on cinema, it introduces the reader to films that may be less well-known to casual fans and scholars; more conspicuously, it returns to horror staples, gleefully reanimating works that one might otherwise assume had been critically "done to death" (Psycho, The Exorcist, The Shining). The close readings of individual films provide sophisticated, nuanced and even startling insights."—Allan Cameron, University of AucklandTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Kitchen/Dining Room1. Refrigerator2. Microwave3. Telephone4. Dining TablePart II: Living Room5. (Sleeper) Sofa6. Remote7. Sewing Machine8. HouseplantPart III: Bedroom9. Bed10. Typewriter11. ArmoirePart IV: Bathroom12. Radiator13. Pills14. Shower CurtainConclusionFilmographyBibliographyIndex
£67.15
Indiana University Press Household Horror
Book SynopsisTake a tour of the house where a microwave killed a gremlin, a typewriter made Jack a dull boy, a sewing machine fashioned Carrie's prom dress, and houseplants might kill you while you sleep. In Household Horror: Cinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects, Marc Olivier highlights the wonder, fear, and terrifying dimension of objects in horror cinema.Trade Review"Household Horror provides a lively and highly original contribution to horror studies. As a work on cinema, it introduces the reader to films that may be less well-known to casual fans and scholars; more conspicuously, it returns to horror staples, gleefully reanimating works that one might otherwise assume had been critically "done to death" (Psycho, The Exorcist, The Shining). The close readings of individual films provide sophisticated, nuanced and even startling insights."—Allan Cameron, University of AucklandTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Kitchen/Dining Room1. Refrigerator2. Microwave3. Telephone4. Dining TablePart II: Living Room5. (Sleeper) Sofa6. Remote7. Sewing Machine8. HouseplantPart III: Bedroom9. Bed10. Typewriter11. ArmoirePart IV: Bathroom12. Radiator13. Pills14. Shower CurtainConclusionFilmographyBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Advancing Folkloristics
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis ambitious volume repositions the field of folklore in the context of numerous emerging perspectives including queer theory, intersectionality, feminism, (de)colonization, and anti-racism. . . . This dizzying array of topics reveals the complexities of folkloristics and the considerable intellectual and ethical affordances of working in a transdisciplinary manner to highlight the meaning-making processes of vernacular culture(s) and their practitioners. The end of this foray is hardly an end at all, but rather a road map for the future of the discipline. -- T. R. Tangherlini * Choice *Inspired by presentations and discussions at the 2017Future of American Folkloristics Conference held at Indiana University, the essays in this collection discussand, in some cases, illustrate ways to build a strongpath forward for the discipline and those who are (orare studying to be) practicing folklorists in public and academic contexts. . . . Overall, the collection will be thought-provoking for practicing folklorists, as well asthose teaching and training aspiring folklorists. -- Martha Sims * Journal of Folklore and Education *Table of ContentsForeword: Challenges and Possibilities across Boundaries, by Margaret A. MillsAcknowledgmentsEnvisioning a Future Folkloristics, by Jesse A. Fivecoate, Kristina Downs, and Meredith A. E. McGriff1. Deep Folklore/Queer Folkloristics, by Kay Turner 2. "An Epidemic of Meanings": The Tenuous Nature of Public Intellectualism, Reflexivity, and Belief Scholarship, by Andrea Kitta3. Expanding the Territory, by Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby 4. The Politics of Trivialization, by Jesse A. Fivecoate, Kristina Downs, and Meredith A. E. McGriff5. The Folklorization of Queer Theory: Public Spaces, Pride, and Gay Neoliberalism, by Cory W. Thorne and Guillermo De Los Reyes6. Yemayá's Fury: Residual Flows, Ecological Disaster, and Folklore Futures, by Solimar Otero 7. Infusing Public Folklore Work into Academe: Experiencing the In-Between, by Gregory Hansen 8. Folklorists as Curators: Exploring the Four Cs, by Betty J. Belanus 9. Culturally Conscious Collaborations at the Nexus of Folklore, Education, and Social Justice: Lessons and Questions for Folkloristic Praxis, by Phyllis M. May-Machunda 10. The Power of Folkloristics at the Intersection of Affect, Narrative, and Performance in the College Classroom, by Anthony Guest-Scott 11. The Folkloristic Diaspora: On Being a Folklorist in a Black Studies Department, by Anika Wilson 12. Standing with Others: Folklorists in the Midst of Home, by Wanda G. Addison 13. Disruptive Folklore, Debra Lattanzi Shutika 14. Talking Folklore: Getting Others to Take the Discipline Seriously while Remaining a Serious Folklorist, by Andrea Kitta, Lynne S. McNeill, and Trevor J. BlankAfterword: Advancing Folkloristics, by Norma E. Cantú Index
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Indiana University Press Advancing Folkloristics
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented number of folklorists are addressing issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality in academic and public spaces in the US, raising the question: How can folklorists contribute to these contemporary political affairs? Since the nature of folkloristics transcends binaries, can it help others develop critical personal narratives?Advancing Folkloristics covers topics such as queer, feminist, and postcolonial scholarship in folkloristics. Contributors investigate how to apply folkloristic approaches in nonfolklore classrooms, how to maintain a folklorist identity without a folklorist job title, and how to use folkloristic knowledge to interact with others outside of the discipline. The chapters, which range from theoretical reorientations to personal experiences of folklore work, all demonstrate the kinds of work folklorists are well-suited to and promote the areas in which folkloristics is poised to expand and excel. Advancing Folkloristics presents a clear picture of folkTrade ReviewThis ambitious volume repositions the field of folklore in the context of numerous emerging perspectives including queer theory, intersectionality, feminism, (de)colonization, and anti-racism. . . . This dizzying array of topics reveals the complexities of folkloristics and the considerable intellectual and ethical affordances of working in a transdisciplinary manner to highlight the meaning-making processes of vernacular culture(s) and their practitioners. The end of this foray is hardly an end at all, but rather a road map for the future of the discipline. -- T. R. Tangherlini * Choice *Inspired by presentations and discussions at the 2017Future of American Folkloristics Conference held at Indiana University, the essays in this collection discussand, in some cases, illustrate ways to build a strongpath forward for the discipline and those who are (orare studying to be) practicing folklorists in public and academic contexts. . . . Overall, the collection will be thought-provoking for practicing folklorists, as well asthose teaching and training aspiring folklorists. -- Martha Sims * Journal of Folklore and Education *Table of ContentsForeword: Challenges and Possibilities across Boundaries, by Margaret A. MillsAcknowledgmentsEnvisioning a Future Folkloristics, by Jesse A. Fivecoate, Kristina Downs, and Meredith A. E. McGriff1. Deep Folklore/Queer Folkloristics, by Kay Turner 2. "An Epidemic of Meanings": The Tenuous Nature of Public Intellectualism, Reflexivity, and Belief Scholarship, by Andrea Kitta3. Expanding the Territory, by Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby 4. The Politics of Trivialization, by Jesse A. Fivecoate, Kristina Downs, and Meredith A. E. McGriff5. The Folklorization of Queer Theory: Public Spaces, Pride, and Gay Neoliberalism, by Cory W. Thorne and Guillermo De Los Reyes6. Yemayá's Fury: Residual Flows, Ecological Disaster, and Folklore Futures, by Solimar Otero 7. Infusing Public Folklore Work into Academe: Experiencing the In-Between, by Gregory Hansen 8. Folklorists as Curators: Exploring the Four Cs, by Betty J. Belanus 9. Culturally Conscious Collaborations at the Nexus of Folklore, Education, and Social Justice: Lessons and Questions for Folkloristic Praxis, by Phyllis M. May-Machunda 10. The Power of Folkloristics at the Intersection of Affect, Narrative, and Performance in the College Classroom, by Anthony Guest-Scott 11. The Folkloristic Diaspora: On Being a Folklorist in a Black Studies Department, by Anika Wilson 12. Standing with Others: Folklorists in the Midst of Home, by Wanda G. Addison 13. Disruptive Folklore, Debra Lattanzi Shutika 14. Talking Folklore: Getting Others to Take the Discipline Seriously while Remaining a Serious Folklorist, by Andrea Kitta, Lynne S. McNeill, and Trevor J. BlankAfterword: Advancing Folkloristics, by Norma E. Cantú Index
£22.79
Indiana University Press Contemporary Korean Shamanism From Ritual to
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewContemporary Korean Shamanism is ethnographically based, uses a wide range of sources and materials, and contains extensive interviews with shamans both female and male (Korean shamans are predominantly female). The book does not discuss in detail specific individual rituals or shamanistic traditions, all of which can be found in other sources. It is principally about the transformation of the image of a religious tradition and how this occurred. As such, it is of interest not only to ethnographers, folklorists, and students of religion, but also to scholars concerned with social and cultural change. -- James H. Grayson * Folklore *Table of ContentsAccessing Audiovisual MaterialsAcknowledgmentsNote on TransliterationIntroduction1. Gods on Stage: A Mediated Performance2. The Changing Image of Musok in Films3. Agendas, Power, and Ideology in Museum Displays of Korean Shamanism4. Getting to Know a Korean Shaman through Television Representations5. Shamans Online: Internet Promotion of Musok PractitionersConclusion: From Ritual to the World Wide Web and BackReferencesIndex
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Indiana University Press Conamara Chronicles
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe greatest triumph of this book's many triumphs is its warm appreciation for family and community that emerge in the lovingly translated texts. These stories foreground the history of Ireland as experienced, remembered, and relived by oral intellectual leaders of a marginalized, and often forgotten, maritime community. . . . Indeed, if silence is the angel with which literature wrestles, these translations give voice to the memory, stories, and legacy of oral intellectuals who feature here and tell the story of history from below. Essential reading for any traveler to Connemara and the West of Ireland. -- Brian Ó Conchubhair, University of Notre DameSeán Mac Giollarnáth's landmark publication of 1941 demonstrates his work in collecting traditional material and transcribing vernacular culture. It is fitting to see the work in translation, and readers seeking to step into the wondrous world of Conamara tradition would do well to begin here." -- Ríonach uí Ógáin, University College DublinWith the same profound and intimate sense of place and absolute command of their source's rich Conamara Irish they brought to their translation of Máirtín Ó Cadhain's Cré na Cille as Graveyard Clay, in Conamara Chronicles: Tales from Iorras Aithneach—their superb translation of traditional lore originally collected and published by Seán Mac Giollarnáth in 1941—Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson bring alive again the people, tales, and culture of another of Ireland's petites patries whose like is unlikely to ever be seen again. -- Philip O'Leary, Boston CollegeA vivid and absorbing collection of tales that bring to life whole worlds of imagination and experience. Tim Robinson and Liam Mac Con Iomaire in their remarkable translation capture the poetic vibrancy and profound sensitivity to nature and place of a community of Conamara storytellers who see the local as the portal to the universal. -- Michael Cronin, Trinity College DublinTable of ContentsA Personal NoteAcknowledgmentsNomenclatureReading this VolumeSpace, Time & Connemara, by Tim RobinsonThe Brief Annals: An Introductory Note, by Liam Mac Con Iomaire1. The Holy Men and the Islands2. Troubled Times3. The Year of the French (1798)4. The Tories / Vigilantes5. Big Men6. Robbers and Treasures7. Smugglers8. Poor Scholars9. Priests10. People and Places11. Boatmen and Timber12. Food13. Wisps of Straw14. Custodians of Traditional Lore and StorytellersReading this Volume: Meet the Storytellers, by Liam Mac Con IomaireBibliographyMapsIndex
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Indiana University Press Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is a unique and outstanding publication. Actually it includes much more than an anthology of 'folktales.' It provides the reader with almost everything needed to understand life, culture, history, and language of the Bedouin women, men, family, and tribe in Northern Israel of the last century. Folklorists used to emphasize the importance of the context. This book is, ostensibly, an exemplary contextual publication and study of a given body of folktales: the history and geography (including maps), the language – including the original Arabic texts (in transcription), their folkloristic comparative study and interpretation, as well as an array of indexes and bibliography. It puts in our hands a rare and important tool for understanding the importance not only of Bedouin folklore but also of folklore at large. In addition to its scholarly importance, this is also a collection of narratives that will be an exciting read for every person who still loves a good story. -- Eli Yassif, Emeritus in Department of Literature, Tel Aviv University, IsraelBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is an outstanding contribution to the presently scarce fresh folktale collections from the field. Perez and Rosenhouse present a well-crafted balance between tale texts and theories advanced by scholars concerning these international tale-types. Indiana University Press is to be complimented for reviving the authentic field collection tradition. -- Hasan M. El-Shamy, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana UniversityThis splendid collection of Bedouin folk tales combines three elements: scientific transcriptions of audio recordings of the colloquial Arabic texts; accurate translations; and an extensive discussion, with rich comparative material, of each tale. These elements fit together in the most natural fashion—all, in fact, are essential to a serious study of the subject—and yet this is, to the best of my knowledge, the very first work on Arab folklore that actually combines them. The authors are to be congratulated on a fine achievement. -- Frank H. Stewart, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of JerusalemWilliam Blake's metaphor 'to see the world in a grain of sand' acquires a new meaning in the study of Judith Rosenhouse, a linguist, and Yoel Shalom Perez, a comparative folklorist, who present with meticulous precision the performance of universally traditional tales as told by Galilean Bedouins. As two Israelis, they reveal in them the cultural bonding between Israelite and Arab traditions that go back to antiquity. -- Dan Ben-Amos, author of Folklore ConceptsWhen linguistic, dialectological and folkloristic approaches meet: 57 traditional stories recorded from Bedouins in Northern Israel (13 of them translated from Hebrew) provided in linguistic transcription, English translation, and commentaries to place the folktales within their social and historical context. This ideal interdisciplinary approach has hitherto been only rarely applied. -- Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, University of ViennaTable of ContentsForewordTranscription and AbbreviationsPart I—Stories of love, loyalty, and devotion 1. Between the Sun and the Moon 2. The Princess on the Island 3. The Girl who Fell into a Well 4. The ā's Daughter and the Orator 5. A Woman's Loyalty 6. The King's Wife and the Poor Man 7. uā and the Queen 8. The Doe 9. The Woman from the Sea 10. The Raindrop Bubbles Will Testify a. The Man and his Neighbor b. āeq Anāf (Tasting Justice) 11. The Coffee Server 12. The Old Man and the Girl, the Old Woman and the Young Man 13. The Girl and her Brother who Became a Deer 14. Do Good and Throw it to the Sea 15. The Transposed Heads 16. The Son Who Obeyed his Mother 17. The Silent Princess and Smart Muammad 18. The Two Notes (Smart Hassan) 19. The Kidnapped Bride 20. The Prince and his Two Wives 21. In the Familya. Between a Brother and his Sister b. Between a Bride and her Mother-in-law 22. The Replaced Bride23. The Dangerous Night-Watch a. Šāer asan and his Nine Brothers b. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 24. My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Mea. The Green Birdb. The Yellow Cow25. The Boy, the Uncle and the Lover 26. The Inheritance CasePart II—Stories about Ġouls and Demons27. The Giant 28. Frē Rummān (Snow White) 29. The Man Who Delivered a Daughter30. The Girl and her Seven Brothers 31. The Sickle Hand32. Bells Sound a. bēna and the Jujube Treeb. The inn and the Girl in Dog Clothes33. The Golden Palm Tree34. The Children and the Ogrea. The Girls and the Ġūlab. Grē'a, mēda and daydūnc. Nu-Nē35. The Emīr's Daughter who Flew to Switzerland 36. The Golden Children a. The Three Siblings and the Talking Birdsb. The Wicked Old Womanc. The Emīr and the Slave37. The Ġūla, the Mallow Gatherer and his daughter 38. The Two Brothers and the Ġūla39. Personal Narratives about Meetings with Ġūls a. The Young Man and the Ġūlab. The Ġūla Who Posed as a Tribe Member c. The Groom and the Ġūla d. The Ġūla in the Waterhole e. Abu Xier and the Ġūla 40. The Old Woman and the ūt Part III—Animal stories41. The Man and the Wounded Snake a. The Snake Storyb. The Shepherd and the Snake 42. The Goat, the Kid and the Ġūla 43. The Lion Who Wanted to Know Man's Nature44. The Two HuntersEpilogueBedouin Dialects in the North of Israel / Judith Rosenhouse Bedouin Tribes in the Galilee—Historical and Settlement Background / Arnon MedziniMapsIndex of Tale Types Index of Motifs Narrators ListSubject IndexBibliography
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Indiana University Press Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is a unique and outstanding publication. Actually it includes much more than an anthology of 'folktales.' It provides the reader with almost everything needed to understand life, culture, history, and language of the Bedouin women, men, family, and tribe in Northern Israel of the last century. Folklorists used to emphasize the importance of the context. This book is, ostensibly, an exemplary contextual publication and study of a given body of folktales: the history and geography (including maps), the language – including the original Arabic texts (in transcription), their folkloristic comparative study and interpretation, as well as an array of indexes and bibliography. It puts in our hands a rare and important tool for understanding the importance not only of Bedouin folklore but also of folklore at large. In addition to its scholarly importance, this is also a collection of narratives that will be an exciting read for every person who still loves a good story. -- Eli Yassif, Emeritus in Department of Literature, Tel Aviv University, IsraelBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is an outstanding contribution to the presently scarce fresh folktale collections from the field. Perez and Rosenhouse present a well-crafted balance between tale texts and theories advanced by scholars concerning these international tale-types. Indiana University Press is to be complimented for reviving the authentic field collection tradition. -- Hasan M. El-Shamy, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana UniversityThis splendid collection of Bedouin folk tales combines three elements: scientific transcriptions of audio recordings of the colloquial Arabic texts; accurate translations; and an extensive discussion, with rich comparative material, of each tale. These elements fit together in the most natural fashion—all, in fact, are essential to a serious study of the subject—and yet this is, to the best of my knowledge, the very first work on Arab folklore that actually combines them. The authors are to be congratulated on a fine achievement. -- Frank H. Stewart, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of JerusalemWilliam Blake's metaphor 'to see the world in a grain of sand' acquires a new meaning in the study of Judith Rosenhouse, a linguist, and Yoel Shalom Perez, a comparative folklorist, who present with meticulous precision the performance of universally traditional tales as told by Galilean Bedouins. As two Israelis, they reveal in them the cultural bonding between Israelite and Arab traditions that go back to antiquity. -- Dan Ben-Amos, author of Folklore ConceptsWhen linguistic, dialectological and folkloristic approaches meet: 57 traditional stories recorded from Bedouins in Northern Israel (13 of them translated from Hebrew) provided in linguistic transcription, English translation, and commentaries to place the folktales within their social and historical context. This ideal interdisciplinary approach has hitherto been only rarely applied. -- Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, University of ViennaTable of ContentsForewordTranscription and AbbreviationsPart I—Stories of love, loyalty, and devotion 1. Between the Sun and the Moon 2. The Princess on the Island 3. The Girl who Fell into a Well 4. The ā's Daughter and the Orator 5. A Woman's Loyalty 6. The King's Wife and the Poor Man 7. uā and the Queen 8. The Doe 9. The Woman from the Sea 10. The Raindrop Bubbles Will Testify a. The Man and his Neighbor b. āeq Anāf (Tasting Justice) 11. The Coffee Server 12. The Old Man and the Girl, the Old Woman and the Young Man 13. The Girl and her Brother who Became a Deer 14. Do Good and Throw it to the Sea 15. The Transposed Heads 16. The Son Who Obeyed his Mother 17. The Silent Princess and Smart Muammad 18. The Two Notes (Smart Hassan) 19. The Kidnapped Bride 20. The Prince and his Two Wives 21. In the Familya. Between a Brother and his Sister b. Between a Bride and her Mother-in-law 22. The Replaced Bride23. The Dangerous Night-Watch a. Šāer asan and his Nine Brothers b. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 24. My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Mea. The Green Birdb. The Yellow Cow25. The Boy, the Uncle and the Lover 26. The Inheritance CasePart II—Stories about Ġouls and Demons27. The Giant 28. Frē Rummān (Snow White) 29. The Man Who Delivered a Daughter30. The Girl and her Seven Brothers 31. The Sickle Hand32. Bells Sound a. bēna and the Jujube Treeb. The inn and the Girl in Dog Clothes33. The Golden Palm Tree34. The Children and the Ogrea. The Girls and the Ġūlab. Grē'a, mēda and daydūnc. Nu-Nē35. The Emīr's Daughter who Flew to Switzerland 36. The Golden Children a. The Three Siblings and the Talking Birdsb. The Wicked Old Womanc. The Emīr and the Slave37. The Ġūla, the Mallow Gatherer and his daughter 38. The Two Brothers and the Ġūla39. Personal Narratives about Meetings with Ġūls a. The Young Man and the Ġūlab. The Ġūla Who Posed as a Tribe Member c. The Groom and the Ġūla d. The Ġūla in the Waterhole e. Abu Xier and the Ġūla 40. The Old Woman and the ūt Part III—Animal stories41. The Man and the Wounded Snake a. The Snake Storyb. The Shepherd and the Snake 42. The Goat, the Kid and the Ġūla 43. The Lion Who Wanted to Know Man's Nature44. The Two HuntersEpilogueBedouin Dialects in the North of Israel / Judith Rosenhouse Bedouin Tribes in the Galilee—Historical and Settlement Background / Arnon MedziniMapsIndex of Tale Types Index of Motifs Narrators ListSubject IndexBibliography
£56.10
Indiana University Press Folk Art Continuity Creativity and the Brazilian
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Indiana University Press The Medical Carnivalesque
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Indiana University Press The Rise of Modern Mythology 16801860
Book SynopsisFeatures 'old' texts that shed light on such topical questions as the rise of Fundamentalism and the mass popularity of secular mythologies like "Star Trek", "Star Wars", and "Xena: Warrior Princess". This book presents a voice of reason in the contemporary maelstrom of international religious violence and American pluralism.Trade Review" ... peerless ... " --The Key Reporter " ... this book is a first. It will be a standard ... Comprehensiveness as well as the clarity of the headnotes should make it endure." -Choice " ... so good as it stands ... one should simply be happy to have it." --The Journal of the History of Ideas " ... an original, compendious, and highly useful contribution to historical and mythographical scholarship." --The American Scholar "The Rise of Modern Mythology is a voice of reason in the contemporary maelstrom of international religious violence and American pluralism more than any book I know, it exposes the roots of the Western appropriation of non-Western mythologies, from Lawrence of Arabia and Omar Khayyam to Tibetan Buddhism in Hollywood and Krishna Consciousness in airports. This is a book we need now." --Wendy Doniger "There will be no book like it in English for some time to come, with the amplitude or conception of the anthology... Without question the book takes its place as a standard work in the field." --Journal of the History of Ideas "... a useful contribution to the history of myth scholarship in several scholarly traditions... this collection certainly deserves an audience among folklorists, anthropologists, and others in the humanities and social sciences who enjoy the mythology of myth in Western intellectual history."--American AnthropologistTable of ContentsAbridged Table of ContentsForeword by Wendy Doniger 1972 Foreword by Mircea EliadeAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One / The Earlier Eighteenth CenturyPart Two / The Later Eighteenth CenturyPart Three / The Nineteenth Century to 1860Bibliography on Works on Myth, 1680-1860IndexJG
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Indiana University Press American Folklore Scholarship
Book SynopsisExamines the split between literary folklorists and anthropological folklorists.Trade Review"American Folklore Scholarship is rich reading, outlining the intellectual genealogy of American folklore and delivering many interesting historical tidbits. Folklore teachers will want to use this book in their introductory theory classes, while doctoral students will want to memorize the book before their qualifying exams." Folklore Forum "... a welcome overview of the discipline in North America and the practitioners who established it." American AnthropologistTable of ContentsForeword by Alan DundesPreface1. Discipline and Identity2. American Folklore Studies: Field and Scope3. The Schism in Folklore4. Literary Folklorists5. The Anthropological Folklorists6. Approaches to Folklore: The Literary and the Anthropological7. Remnants of the past in the present: Conflict in Contemporary Folklore TheoryNotesArchival SourcesAbbreviationsBibliographyIndex
£13.29
Indiana University Press African Oral Literature
Book SynopsisAims to establish oral literature as a landmark of artistic achievement, and situate it within the framework of contemporary African culture. This book is divided into three sections, and presents types of oral literature practiced in Africa, the principal concerns of the literature, and its relation to other forms of traditional art.Trade Review"... its pages come alive with wonderful illustrative material coupled with sensitive and insightful commentary." --Reviews in Anthropology " ... the scope, breadth, and lucidity of this excellent study confirm that Okpewho is undoubtedly the most important authority writing on African oral literature right now ... " --Research in African Literatures "Truly a tour de force of individual scholarship ... " --World Literature Today " ... excellent ... " --African Affairs " ... a thorough synthesis of the main issues of oral literature criticism, as well as a grounding in experienced fieldwork, a wide-ranging theoretical base, and a clarity of argument rare among academics." --Multicultural Review "This is a breathtakingly ambitious project ... " --Harold Scheub " ... a definitive accounting of the evidence of living oral traditions in Africa today. Professor Okpewho's authority as an expert in this important new field is unrivalled." --Gregory Nagy "Isidore Okpewho's African Oral Literature is a marvellous piece of scholarship and wide-ranging research. It presents the most comprehensive survey of the field of oral literature in Africa." --Emmanuel Obiechina " ... a tour de force of scholarship in which Okpewho casts his net across the African continent, searching for its verbal forms through voluminous recent writings and presents African oral literature in a new voice, proclaiming the literariness of African folklore." --Dan Ben-Amos "This is an outstanding book by a scholar whose work has already influenced how African literature should be conceived... Professor Okpewho is a scholar with a special talent to nurture scholarship in others. After this work, African literature will never be the same." --Mazisi KuneneTable of ContentsPrefacePart One: Backgrounds and Resources1. The Study of African Oral LiteratureWhat Is "Oral Literature"?An Interest in CultureAn Interest in SocietyAn Interest in LiteratureBenefits of the New Trends2. The Oral ArtistTraining and PreparationArtists and PatronsThe Artist as MakerThe Personality of the ArtistThe Artis's Place in Society3. The Oral PerformanceVarieties of PerformanceParalinguistic ResourcesPerformer and AccompanistPerformer and AudiencePerformer and RecorderComposition and Performance4. Stylistic QualitiesRepetitionParallelismPiling and AssociationTonalityIdeophonesDigressionImageryAllusionSymbolism5. Social RelevanceEntertainment and RelaxationAsserting Interests and OutlooksTeaching Ideals and ConductRecording LifePart Two: Types and Themes6. Songs and ChantsProblems of ClassificationThe Nature of Songs and ChantsMajor Themes7. Oral NarrativesSchools of ThoughtCategories of the Oral NarrativeStorytelling in Africa8. WitticismsProverbsRiddlesPuns and Tongue-Twisters9. Musical and Dramatic FormsThe Poetry of Tone InstrumentsRitual DramaPopular DramaPart Three: The Survival of Oral Literature10. Oral Literature and Modern African LiteratureTranslationAdaptionExploitation11. Preserving Oral Literature: Fieldwork and AfterAttitudesPreparationsMeeting the ArtistRecording the ArtistTranscription and TranslationStorageWhat Do They Get for Their Pains?12. Suggested Further WorkFieldwork and DocumentationThe Urban SceneBiocritical StudiesOther Specialized InvestigationsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press The Epic of SonJara
Book SynopsisThe famous epic of "Son-Jara", celebrating the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali some 750 years ago, is widely recited today among the Mandekan-speaking peoples of West Africa. This text presents a full linear translation of a performance of the "Son-Jara" epic recorded in its heartland in west central Mali.Trade Review" ... a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." - Journal of Religion in AfricaTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionThe HeroThe BardThe TextThe EpicAnnotationsGenealogyBibliography
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Indiana University Press African Folktales in the New World
Book SynopsisIncludes essays devoted to traditional narratives found in Africa and in the New World.Trade Review"These essays ... are of immense importance to anyone interested in the issues of origins and folklore texts." Choice " ... this is Bascom at his best... an attractive and full-bodied book." FabulaTable of ContentsForeword by Alan DundesAcknowledgmentsPrefaceONE Oba's Ear: A Yoruba Myth in Cuba and BrazilTWO The Talking Skull Refuses to TalkTHREE Trickster Seeks Endowments; Measuring the Snake: Challenging Birds (Insects) to Fill a Container; Milking a Cow (Deer) Stuck in a TreeFOUR Bird's Head (Leg) under Its WingFIVE Inside Cow's (Elephant's) BellySIX Deer's Hoof and Ear; Dog and Dog HeadSEVEN Holding the RockEIGHT Taught an Icriminating Song (Saying)NINE Moon Splits Hare's Lip (Nose)TEN Dogs Rescue Master in Tree RefugeELEVEN Agreement to Sell Mothers; Agreement to Kill Mothers; Cutta Cord-La!TWELVE Knock Dust (Water) Out of Rock; Waiting on the LordTHIRTEEN Birds' Fasting (Singing) ContestFOURTEEN Diving Contest
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Indiana University Press Anthology of Ancient Greek Popular Literature
Book SynopsisA lively anthology of ancient Greek popular literature.Trade Review"... higly readable English translations of a wide variety of Greek texts ... a solid introduction to the general question of 'popular literature' in the ancient world." --Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Popular Fiction1. Romantic NovelXenophon of Ephesus, an Ephesian Tale Translated by Moses Hadas2. Christian NovellaAnonymous, the Acts of Paul and Thecla Translated by R. Mcl. Wilson3. Wisdom LiteratureAnonymous, Secundus the Silent Philosopher Translated by Ben E. Perry4. Comic NovelPseudo-lucian, Lucius or the Ass Translated by Paul Turner5. Comic BiographyAnonymous, the Aesop Romance Translated by Lloyd W. Daly6. Historic NovelPseudo-callisthenes, the Alexander Romance Translated by Ken DowdenPart Two: Popular Compilations 7. WondersPhlegon of Tralles, Book of Marvels Translated by William Hansen8. FablesAnonymous, Collectio Augustana Translated by William Hansen9. JokesHierocles and Philagrius, the Laughter Lover Translated by William HansenPart Three: A Popular Handbook10. FortunetellingAnonymous, the Oracles of Astrampsychus Translated by Randall Stewart and Kenneth MorrellPart Four: Popular Literature in Public Places11. Popular Literature on StoneGravestone Verse Translated by William HansenWorks Cited
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Indiana University Press The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan
Book SynopsisA medieval Arab-Islamic folk romance, this book offers unusual perspectives on issues of gender, religion, race, and ethnicity, as woven into the art of an oral narrative. The folk are composed between the 13th and 16th centuries during the Mamluk age.Trade Review"A charming and agreeable surprise ... A welcome gift to Western readers." --Kirkus Reviews "Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras ... The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes..." --Library Journal "This text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore." Journal of Arabic Literature "... a saga that remains dramatically current, politically relevant, and eminently readable." Comparative Literature "Colourful panoramas of heroic feats, magical escapades, bizarre landscapes and beings, brief or long-lasting love affairs, sincere friendships all propel this Arab romance." Translation Review "The translation is enormously accomplished, a most successful attempt ... that captures the fabulous nature of the events recounted." Roger AllenTable of ContentsAcknowledgments by Salma Khadra JayyusiIntroduction by Harry NorrisTranslator's Introduction by Lena Jayyusi1. King Dhi Yazan2. Wahsh Al-Fala3. The Quest for the Book of the Nile4. Schemes & Revelations5. The Sword6. Weddings7. Ghouls & Giants8. Kings & Magicians9. Ailments & Remedies10. The Garden of Delights11. The Great Battle12. Retribution13. The City of MaidensGlossary of Names and PlacesAppendix: References to Arabic TextContributorsMotif Index
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Indiana University Press Performing Folklore Ranchos Folcloricos from
Book SynopsisDescribes Portugal's transition from fascism to democracy, and from imperial metropole to EU member state. This book examines the evolution of Ranchos folcloricos, groups of amateur musicians and dancers who perform turn-of-the-century popular tradition and have acted as cultural barometers of change throughout 20th-century Portugal.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Choreographing the Spirit: Fascism, Folklorization, and Everyday Resistance2. Battling the Bonitinho: Revolution, Reform, and Ethnographic Authenticity3. From Intestines into Heart: The Performance of Cultural Kinship4. Festival Hospitality: New Paradigms of Travel and Exchange5. "We Will Not Be Jazzed Up!": Lisbon 94 and Ranchos' Festival Absence6. Dancing along the In-between: Folklore Performance and Transmigration in Newark, New JerseyConclusionAppendix: Musical Notation of Select Modas from the Repertoire of the Rancho Folclorico de AlenquerNotesWorks CitedIndex
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Indiana University Press Finding Persephone
Book SynopsisReveals women's active role in religious life and rituals in the ancient worldTrade Review"[T]his volume has advanced the study of women and men and ritual in the ancient Mediterranean, an area which has rightly entered the mainstream of classical scholarship." —Classical Review"... a good representation of the potential of the study of women’s rituals as a medium for relocating women to the center of ancient society from their long relegation at the edge." —Randall S. Howarth, Mercyhurst College, H-Women, H-Net, January 2009"[T]he scholars who contributed to this volume have done a fine job of initial recovery with careful re-interpretation of their maddeningly fragmentary primary sources." —Western Folklore, 69.1, 2010"As the excellent introduction makes clear, there are good reasons why the study of women and religion is an exciting topic at this time." —H. Alan Shapiro, Johns Hopkins University"[This] volume spans nearly a millennium of the Greco-Roman world. It offers a snapshot of the best work in a burgeoning subfield. Especially welcome is the fresh attention paid to issues of female agency, local differentiation in cult practices, and the precise literary, material, and socio-political contexts of our evidence." —Journal of Folklore Research, August, 2011Table of ContentsContents<\>AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPart 1. Introduction1. Ritual and Gender: Critical Perspectives Angeliki TzanetouPart 2. Sources and Methodology2. The Scandal of Women's Ritual Deborah LyonsPart 3. Gender and Agency3. Looking for the Images: Representations of Girls' Rituals in Ancient Athens Jenifer Neils4. Improvising on the Athenian Stage: Women's Ritual Practice in Drama Barbara Goff5. Sanctissima femina: Social Categorization and Women's Religious Experience in the Roman Republic Celia E. Schultz6. Threat and Hope: Women's Rituals and Civil War in Roman Epic Vassiliki PanoussiPart 4. Performance7. Folk Songs as Ritual Acts: The Case of Work-Songs Andromache Karanika8. The Rise of the Demon Womb in Greco-Roman Antiquity Christopher A. Faraone9. Thesmophoria and Eleusinian Mysteries: The Fascination of Women's Secret Ritual Eva StehlePart 5. Appropriations and Adaptations10. Worshipping Demeter in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt Maryline Parca11. Nuptiarum Sollemnia? Girls' Transition to Marriage in the Roman Jurists Lauren Caldwell12. Maidens and Manhood in the Worship of Diana at Nemi Eve D'Ambra13. Male Improvisation in the "Women's Cult" of Eileithyia on Paros David D. Leitao14. Early Christian Antipathy toward the Greek "Women Gods" Kathy L. GacaBibliographyContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Antisemitic Myths
Book SynopsisContains 90 documents that focus on the nature, evolution, and meaning of the principal myths that have made anti-Semitism such a lethal force in history: Jews as deicides, ritual murderers, agents of Satan, international conspirators, and conniving, unscrupulous Shylocks.Trade ReviewChoosing a representative sample of antisemitic documents in a field littered with so much information seems daunting. Much of the material chosen by Perry and Schweitzer illustrates the myth of a Jewish conspiracy to corrupt Christianity, Islam, or Gentile society in general. The authors correctly regard the idea of conspiracy as perhaps the most powerful force in the history of antisemitism and, indeed, it still dominates contemporary antisemitic discourse. While readers will find the usual excerpts from documents such as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (1934), the authors also include lesser-known figures, such as the Nazi Hans Knodn, whose 1920 plan for mass deportation reminds readers that Hitler was not an original thinker. While each section and document includes succinct and insightful commentary, it is not entirely clear why some documents were chosen. For example, the editors periodically include Jewish responses to antisemitism, such as early Zionist tracts, along with some Christian rejections of anti-Jewish animus, and while an argument can be made for their inclusion, the authors do not explicitly make such a case. This companion to the editors' previous text, Antisemitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present (CH, Sep'03, 41-0465), has great potential for class use. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. -- F. Krome * Choice *. . . a good addition to any Jewish library. -- Arthur G. Quinn * AJL NWSLTR (ASSN JEWISH LIB) *The current revival of anti-Semitism in Europe and the demonization of Jews in parts of the Muslim world give special importance to the exposure of the myths and lies that for centuries led people to regard Jews as the dangerous 'other' and that led to violence and persecution. [A] provocative anthology . . . .71 Summer/Fall 2009 * Menorah Review *Any university student will benefit from studying Marvin Perry and Frederick M. Schweitzer's work ... [it] adds to the understanding of its subject matter and is a helpful companion to the editors' previous [book].Volume 14 Issue 7 2009 * European Legacy *[The] editors must be given great credit for educating a new generation as to why antisemitism is, in Robert Wistrich's words, 'the longest hatred'.Vol. 40 No. 3 2010 -- Ariel Hessayon * Goldsmiths, University of London *[A] fact-filled source book to educate students and a general readership on the ideology and vicious practice of one of the world's oldest hatreds and how to recognize the subtle (and not so subtle) myths and symbols involved and evolved in the old-new tenacity of evil.Vol. 44.3 Summer 2009 -- Adam Gregerman * Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies, Baltimore, MD *. . . Antisemitic Myths represents a forceful reminder of the enduring power and danger of bigotry.Vol. 27.3 Spring 2009 -- Sarah Salwen * Dept. Political Science, University of Pennsylvania *This is material that every antiracist should know. This is material that everybody who wants to talk about Israel and Palestine should understand. This is material with which anybody who wants to be able to judge whether or not a contemporary text is antisemitic needs to be familiar.32.4 May 2009 -- David Hirsh * Goldsmiths, University of London *. . . [a] comprehensive and invaluable collection of primary sources . . . .Spring 2009 -- Michael N. Dobkowski * Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Dept. of Religious Studies *. . . has great potential for class use. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.February 2009 * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1. Medieval and Early Modern1. Christian Demonization of the Jews2. The Libel of Ritual Murder3. The Accusation of Host Desecration4. Jews Blamed for the Black Death5. Expulsion of the Jews from Spain6. The Spanish Inquisition and the Conversos7. The Persecution of Portuguese Jews8. Luther and the Jews9. The Misuse of Learning: The Professor as AntisemitePart 2. Modern10. Voltaire: The Philosophe as Antisemite11. Continuing Catholic Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism12. The Jew as Evil Capitalist: Marx and Sombart13. French Antisemitism and the Dreyfus Affair14. German Volkish Antisemitism15. Zionism as a Defense against Jew-Hatred16. Persecution and Pogroms in Tsarist Russia17. The Myth of an International Jewish Conspiracy18. The Intensification of German Antisemitism after World War I19. The Worldview of Adolf Hitler20. Nazi Racial Culture: The Corruption of the Intellect21. The Jew in Nazi Wartime Propaganda22. The Holocaust (Shoah)Part 3. Contemporary23. The Catholic Church Confronts Its Antisemitic Past24. Protestant Churches Confront Their Antisemitic Past25. Antisemitism in the Soviet Union and the New Russia26. The Lingering Appeal of Nazism in Germany27. Neo-Nazi Antisemitism in the United States: A Radical Fringe28. Holocaust Denial: A Neo-Nazi Mythology29. African American Antisemitism: The Nation of Islam30. Muslim Antisemitism: Recycling Old MythsBibliographyDetailed Table of ContentsIndex
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Indiana University Press Griots and Griottes
Book SynopsisAlex Haley's "Roots" introduced griots to the world outside of West Africa and generated an enormous amount of interest in their profession. This work is a comprehensive portrait of the world of this uniquely African profession, starting with their discovery by the outside world in 1352 by a North African traveller, Ibn Battuta.Trade ReviewThomas A. Hale's clearly written, informative work is a comprehensive historical and contemporary account of the griot phenomenon, which originated in West Africa. ...It is, in its entirety, of benefit to a variety of researchers from fields as diverse as history, music, anthropology and sociology, linguistics and literature.Volume 11.2 & 3, Spring 2010 * African Studies Quarterly *Hale . . . provides here an encyclopedic introduction to and overview of this ubiquitous and important West African figure. . . . a valuable addition to the literature on both African societies and the African Diaspora. Upper-division undergraduates and above.October 1999 * Choice *[An] encyclopedic introduction to and overview of this ubiquitous and important West African figure . . . . [A] valuable addition to the literature on both African societies and the African Diaspora. * Choice *[Reveals] griots to be much more complex and multifaceted social agents than previously understood. * African Arts *[Puts] the study of West African oral tradition on a higher level. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *Hale's magnum opus is an invaluable reference for scholars in religious studies, history, music, anthropology, linguistics, and literature. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. A Job Description for Griots2. The Origin of Griots3. The Verbal Art of Griots4. Music across the Griot World5. The Making of a Griot6. Would You Want Your Daughter to Marry One?7. Griottes: Unrecognized Female Voices8. From the Courtyards of the Nobility to a Global Audience9. The Value of Words10. New Millennium GriotsAppendicesSelected BibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Sàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora
Book SynopsisSango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship.Trade Review[This] volume gives u a glimpse at how cultural identity is tied to religion in pervasive ways. Whether it be Nigeria, Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad, or the United States, belief in Orisha traditions deeply influences the contours of nationality, history, and place.43.1 2010 * Intnl Journal African Historical Studies *Because of the wide range of scholarship included in this volume it has great potential in many different venues, from undergraduate class- rooms and research projects to the work of graduate students to that of senior scholars. This book will be a welcome addition to both university libraries and the personal collection of anyone interested in either the Yoruba-based traditions highlighted or African-based traditions in general. * Nova Religio *For those who want to expand their knowledge of African religion, this is an important addition to a growing series of probing studies. Vol. 52, 2011 * The Journal of African History *The contributions demonstrate the breadth of variation and difference residing within this singular name, Sango, while elucidating the struggles and stakes faced by communities and individuals interacting and identifying with this deity.2010, Vol. 41 no. 1 * Research in African Literatures *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction / Joel E. Tishken, Tóyìn Fálolá, and Akíntúndé AkínyemíPart 1. Defining Sàngó in West Africa 2. The Place of Sàngó in the Yorùbá Pantheon / Akíntúndé Akínyemí 3. The Practice and Worship of Sàngó in Contemporary Yorùbáland / Arìnpé Gbekelólú Adéjùmo 4. Sàngó's Eerìndínlógún Divinatory System / George Olúsolá Ajíbádé 5. Yorùbá Thunder Deities and Sovereignty: Ará versus Sàngó / Marc SchiltzPart 2. Representations of Sàngó in Oral and Written Popular Cultures 6. Sàngó and the Elements: Gender and Cultural Discourses / Diedre L. Bádéjo 7. Reconfiguration of Sàngó on the Screen / Dúrótoyè A. Adélékè 8. Art in the Service of Sàngó/ Stephen Folárànmí 9. The Ambivalent Representations of Sàngó in Yorùbá Literature / Akíntúndé AkínyemíPart 3. Sàngó in the African Diaspora 10. The Cultural Aesthetics of Sàngó Africanization / Kamari Maxine Clarke 11. Wither Sàngó? An Inquiry into Sàngó's "Authenticity" and Prominence in the Caribbean / Stephen D. Glazier 12. Xangô in Afro-Brazilian Religion: "Aristocracy" and "Syncretic" Interactions / Luis Nicolau Parés 13. The Literary Manifestation of Xangô in Brazil: Esmeralda Ribeiro's "A procura de uma borboleta preta" / Laura Edmunds 14. Drums of Sàngó: Bàtá Drum and the Symbolic Reestablishment of Oyo in Colonial Cuba, 1817-1867 / Henry B. LovejoyPart 4. The Voices of Sàngó Devotees 15. Sàngó beyond Male and Female / Olóyè Aìná Olomo 16. Searching for Thunder: A Conversation about Changó / Michael Atwood Mason and Ernesto PichardoList of ContributorsBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press The Individual and Tradition Folkloristic
Book SynopsisPerformer-centred studies of folk artistsTrade Review[This] volume is a significant contribution to the field as well as a useful tool for teaching and research. * Journal of American Folklore *This book is strongly recommended to anyone interested in vernacular traditions and their re-creation in the individual imagination * Journal of Folklore Research *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Individual and TraditionRay Cashman, Tom Mould, and Pravina ShuklaEntering Tradition: Kim Ellington, Catawba Valley PotterCharles G. ZugDelight in Skill: The Stone Carvers' ArtMarjorie HuntThe "Talking Machine Story Teller": Cal Stewart and the Remediation of StorytellingRichard BaumanChief Ovia Idah: Bricoleur of Benin City and a Star for All TimesPhilip M. PeekPlace Matters: A Wooden Boat Builder in the Twenty-First CenturyMaggie HoltzbergA Backdoor into PerformanceTom MouldThe Maintenance of Heritage: Kersti Jobs-Björklöf and Swedish Folk CostumePravina ShuklaThe World of Ogre-Tile Makers: The Onihyaku Line in Hekinan, JapanTakashi TakaharaBringing Them Back: Wanda Aragon and the Revival of Historic Pottery Designs at AcomaKaren M. DuffyArtistic Courage in Small Groups: Identity, Intermediality, and Indian CountryMichael Robert EvansNavigating the Legends of Treasure Island: Narrative, Maps, and the MaterialGreg KelleyFluid Identities: Madame d'Aulnoy, Mother Bunch, and Fairy-Tale HistoryJennifer SchackerCounting the Stars: The Study of Creativity on a Human Scale, or How a Bunch of Cajun and German Farmers and Fabricators in Louisiana Invented a Traditional Amphibious BoatJohn LaudunOn Middle-Range Structures in Heroic EpicWilliam HansenThe Role of Tradition in the Individual: At Work in Donegal with Packy Jim McGrathRay CashmanCustomizing Myth: The Personal in the PublicJohn Holmes McDowellDavid Drake: Potter, Poet, RebelJohn Michael VlachThe Mother's Voice: An Analysis of the Content of Turkish LullabiesIlhan BaşgözContested Performance and Joke AestheticsElliott OringVernacular Interpretation in a Public Folklore Event: Listening to the Call of Florida Fiddlers, ThreeGregory HansenGeorgia Decoy Maker Ernie Mills: A Folk Artist Defines His WorkJohn A. BurrisonRapid TransportationLee HaringWorking Through Tradition: Rug Farming In AnatoliaGeorge JevremovićA Few of My Favorite Things about North Carolina PotteryMark HewittThat's Where I Came In: Henry and His TeachersRobert CochranAt the Black Pig's Dyke and Other Writing: Crossing Borders of Art and TraditionVincent WoodsA Folklorist's Work: Henry Glassie's Life in the FieldRay Cashman, Tom Mould, and Pravina ShuklaAcknowledgmentsTabula GratulatoriaContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border
Book SynopsisDetails folklore and identity in Northern IrelandTrade Review[A] compelling book. * AMERICAN ETHNOLOGIST *[S]tudents will find it immensely useful in providing them with concepts and terminology which will broaden their vision and sharpen their research and analytical skills. A beautifully written, shapely book, it is a pleasure to read. And it is packed with brilliant new ideas and observations about storytelling, people, community, and life. * Béaloideas: The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society *Intelligent, eminently readable, highly personal without being self-indulgent . . . a model for responsible, highly skilled, humanistic field research.Autumn 2009 * New Hibernia Review *[P]rovides a powerful demonstration of the social role and function of folklore . . . [and] deserves a much wider readership among those involved in the study of conflict resolution or of Irish history more generally.December 2010 * Folklore *An intriguing read for those interested in folklore, ethnography, and the role of stories in shaping a community. . . . Recommended.July 2009 * Choice *Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border has broad, multi-disciplinary appeal and is a worthy contribution to any folkloristic, anthropological, or celtic Studies library. Although the book assumes a significant level of folkloristic knowledge, it is accessible and does not exclude a non-academic audience. * Journal of American Folklore *[A] compelling book.November 2013 * AMERICAN ETHNOLOGIST *Table of ContentsPreface: The Road to BallymonganAcknowledgments1. Goals and Orientations2. Aghyaran: A Sense of Place and History3. Ceilis as Storytelling Contexts4. Wakes as Storytelling Contexts5. Local Character Anecdotes6. The Wider Range of Storytelling Genres7. Anecdotes and the Literary Character8. Anecdotes and the Local Character9. Anecdote Cycles and Personality Traits10. Patterns and Implications11. Storytelling, Commemoration, and IdentityNotesBibliographyIndex
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MH - Indiana University Press The Hebrew Folktale
Book SynopsisThrough the use of generic distinctions and definitions developed in folkloristics, this title describes the major trends - structural, thematic, functional - of folk narrative in the central periods of Jewish culture. It presents an overview of the Hebrew folktale, and examines the transmission of the folktale from period to period.Trade ReviewThe most comprehensive account of its subject now available, this impressive study lives up to the encyclopedic promise of its title. Yassif (Tel Aviv Univ.) examines the Hebrew folktale chronologically in the context of Jewish culture, and so affords thoughtful critical analyses of how the genre evolved and developed through the centuries in terms of the indigenous national literature. After an introduction describing the evolution of modern scholarship on the folktale, Yassif considers five historical periods: biblical, Second Temple, Rabbinic ,Middle Ages, and Changing World—the last delineating the Hasidic story, legends of saints in contemporary Israel, and tales of returning to the faith in a secular society. The discussion in each chapter is dense and lucid; Teitelbaum renders the original Hebrew in fluent, jargon—free English. Yassif brings an extraordinary amount of learning to his task, leaving this reviewer in no doubt that this volume will henceforth be the authoritative reference on the subject. It will also be an invaluable resource for students of narratology in general, since its exposition of folk narrative deals with such modes as the legend, the fable, the fairy tale, the comic tale, the saint's legend, among many other literary forms. Some 80 pages of notes add valuable information concerning source material. Upper—division undergraduates through faculty. -- M. Butovsky * Choice *
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Indiana University Press The Modern Construction of Myth
Book SynopsisOffers an integrated critical account of the career of myth in modernity. This book examines the work of five theorists who attempt to come to terms with the lessons of the ideological critique and yet regard myth as a constructive phenomenon.Trade ReviewVon Hendy (English, Boston College) begins his study with the 18th—century re—creation of the concept of myth and traces its development through three subsequent classes of theories, all deriving from the romantic or transcendental theory: the ideological, the folkloric, and the constitutive, each of which persists today. The book's organization is basically chronological, but, because of the complex interdisciplinarity of writings on myth, it is also partly taxonomic and partly evaluative. Whereas other mythographers tend to concentrate on the mature theories of the writers, Von Hendy explores the development of the theories and the influences on them. His grasp of the subject is masterful; his elucidation of the genealogy of the theories and his evaluation of them are exceptional in their comprehensiveness. His style, however, is unusually dense and laborious. Although there is some overlap with William Doty's Mythography: The Study of Myths and Rituals, (1986; 2nd ed., 2000), Jan de Vries' Forschungsgeschichte der Mythologie (1961), and The Rise of Modern Mythology 1680—1860, compiled by Burton Feldman and Robert Richardson (CH, Oct'72), Von Hendy's work is sui generis. More than a study of myth, it is an exploration of modern human cultural and intellectual history. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. -- S. M. Most * Choice *Whereas other mythographers tend to concentrate on the mature theories of the writers, Von Hendy explores the development of the theories and the influences on them. His grasp of the subject is masterful; his elucidation of the genealogy of the theories and his evaluation of them are exceptional in their comprehensiveness. . . .July 2002 * Choice *Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents:AcknowledgmentsIntroductionOne. From Fable to MythTwo. The Invention of MythThree. The Contest Between Myth and "Suspicion"Four. Myth As an Aspect of "Primitive" ReligionFive. The Role of Depth-Psychology in the Construction of MythSix. The Modernist Contribution to the Construction of MythSeven. Neo-Romantic Theories of the Mid-Century I: Myth As Mode of Thought and LanguageEight. Neo-Romantic Theories of the Mid-Century II: Myth and Ritual in Quotidian Western LifeNine. Folkloristic Myth in Social Anthropology I: Malinowski, Boas, and Their Sphere of InfluenceTen. Folkloristic Myth in Social Anthropology II: From Levi-Strauss to Withdrawal from Grand TheoryEleven. No Two-Headed Greeks: The Folkloristic Consensus in Classical StudiesTwelve. Myth and IdeologyThirteen. Myth As Necessary FictionNotesWorks CitedIndex
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University of Texas Press There Was a Woman
Book SynopsisA critical analysis of the important ways in which La Llorona—the Weeping Woman—has shaped Mexican cultural identity, from folktales to acts of political resistance.Trade Review"This book is genius... This is interdisciplinary scholarship at its finest ... that seamlessly crosses and blurs the methodological boundaries of ethnography, cultural critique, feminist critique, literary analysis, visual analysis, and popular culture studies... I wanted to read every word of it." Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Professor of Chicana/o Studies and English, University of California at Los AngelesTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Haunting Our Cultural Imagination Chapter 1. A Five-Hundred-Year History: Traditional La Llorona Tales Chapter 2. Revision and the Process of Critical Interrogation Chapter 3. Infamy and Activism: La Llorona as Resistance Chapter 4. "Long Before the Weeping": Re-Turning La Llorona Chapter 5. La Llorona Lore as Intercultural Dialogue Chapter 6. A New Generation of Cultural/Critical Readers Conclusion: Folklore as Critical Lens Notes Bibliography Index Permissions Acknowledgments
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