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Now Folklore Concepts is a more comprehensive anthology, and its significance equals the "greatest hits" volumes of other leading folklorists such as Alan Dundes (2007) and Lauri Honko (2013), whose works belong to the primary readings in academic training. The editors Henry Glassie and Elliott Oring have done an impressive and thoughtful job in selecting the articles, tying them together, and writing the introductions.

-- Ulo Volk * Asian Ethnology *

Table of Contents

The Project / Henry Glassie
The Contours of the Book / Elliott Oring
Foreword / Dan Ben-Amos
1. The Idea of Folklore: An Essay
2. The Encounter with Native Americans and the Emergence of Folklore
3. Toward a Definition of Folklore in Context
4. Analytical Categories and Ethnic Genres
5. The Seven Strands of Tradition: Varieties in Its Meaning in American Folklore Studies
6. A History of Folklore Studies – Why Do We Need It?
7. The Concept of Motif in Folklore
8. "Context" in Context
9. Two Benin Storytellers
10. "Induced Natural Context" in Context
11. The Name is the Thing
12. A Definition of Folklore: A Personal Narrative
Bibliography
Index

Folklore Concepts

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 1 September 2020
      ISBN-13 9780253049551
      978-0253049551
      ISBN-10 0253049555
      Also in:
      Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      Now Folklore Concepts is a more comprehensive anthology, and its significance equals the "greatest hits" volumes of other leading folklorists such as Alan Dundes (2007) and Lauri Honko (2013), whose works belong to the primary readings in academic training. The editors Henry Glassie and Elliott Oring have done an impressive and thoughtful job in selecting the articles, tying them together, and writing the introductions.

      -- Ulo Volk * Asian Ethnology *

      Table of Contents

      The Project / Henry Glassie
      The Contours of the Book / Elliott Oring
      Foreword / Dan Ben-Amos
      1. The Idea of Folklore: An Essay
      2. The Encounter with Native Americans and the Emergence of Folklore
      3. Toward a Definition of Folklore in Context
      4. Analytical Categories and Ethnic Genres
      5. The Seven Strands of Tradition: Varieties in Its Meaning in American Folklore Studies
      6. A History of Folklore Studies – Why Do We Need It?
      7. The Concept of Motif in Folklore
      8. "Context" in Context
      9. Two Benin Storytellers
      10. "Induced Natural Context" in Context
      11. The Name is the Thing
      12. A Definition of Folklore: A Personal Narrative
      Bibliography
      Index

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