{"product_id":"storytelling-folklore-sourcebook-9780872876019","title":"Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with folktales, poetry, aphorisms, songs, and legends, this comprehensive sourcebook is appropriate for use with upper elementary and secondary students or as a resource for the professional storyteller. The source material covers costumes, customs, dances and drama, food, games, and legends, as well as forms of oral literature (music, proverbs, rhymes, riddles, tales, beliefs, and superstitions). An extensive guide to the world's folklore, it is ideal as a resource for creative writing projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory Voice, Research, and the Storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e1-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MAKING OF STORY VOICE\u003c\/b\u003e Folklore Mystery Story as Mystery Storyteller as Initiate into Mystery The Power of Lore in Story—Story Voice \u003cb\u003e2-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRESEARCH AND THE STORYTELLER\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Sample Finnish Folklore \u003ci\u003eThe Kalevala\u003c\/i\u003e Weaving Folklore Fragments into a Story \u003cb\u003ePart 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory Characters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e3-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCULTURE BRINGERS\/TRICKSTERS\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Culture Heroes of Various Traditions \u003cb\u003e4-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PEOPLE OF FAERIE\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Faerie Folk of Various Traditions \u003cb\u003ePart 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory Artifacts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e5-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTARS\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction The North Star, Pole Star, or Polaris Ursa Major Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Perseus, and Pegasus Draco the Dragon Taurus the Bull The Pleiades Orion The Milky Way Summary \u003cb\u003e6-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEMS, ROCKS, MINERALS, AND STONES\u003c\/b\u003e Gems and Precious Metals Magical Rocks and Minerals \u003cb\u003e7-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLANTS AND FLOWERS\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Flower-Naming Stories Flower and Plant Legends and Lore Flower and Plant Oracles, Formulas, and Portents Other Questions and Answers Representative Flower Portents and Superstitions Mushrooms Folk Medicine Sample Herbal and Folk Remedies Aphrodisiacs \u003cb\u003e8-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTREES\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Tree Lore Rhymes Concerning Trees Tree Games \u003ci\u003eOld Roger\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Oakum in the Wood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTag\u003c\/i\u003e Tree Prognostications \u003cb\u003ePart 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory Activities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e9-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCALENDAR CUSTOMS, HOLIDAYS, AND FESTIVALS\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Samain-All Souls Beltane-May Day Lammas—First Fruits The Winter Solstice The Vernal Equinox The Summer Solstice —Midsummer Day \u003cb\u003e10-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIVINATION\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Divination as Magic Divination as a Social Tool Divination as Folk Art Divination as Randomizing Procedure Forms of Divination Mechanical Ritual Emotive\/Possessive Types of Divination Divination in the Lore of Common Folk Popular Games and Rituals of Chance Weather Prediction Chance Accident Formulae Body Markings and Characteristics Taboos and Superstitions Pseudosciences \u003cb\u003e11-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAGIC AND SUPERSTITION\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Definitions Types of Practitioners The \"Magician's\" Magic Beliefs and Superstitions Beliefs from Various Cultures Dropping Tableware Weather Reports Death Vampires Wedding Customs \u003cb\u003e12-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGAMES\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction The Utilities of Games What Is a Game? Types of Nonsinging Games Chasing Games Catching Games Seeking Games Hunting Games Racing Games Duelling Games Exerting Games Daring Games Guessing Games Acting Games Pretending Games Ball Games Other Games Singing and Dancing Games Song Games Song\/Dance Games Other Dramatic Play Counting Out and Choosing Rituals Introduction Choosings Counting Out Scores and Counting Words Random Choice Children's Games \u003cb\u003ePart 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Devices of Memory in the Oral Narrative\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e13-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LANGUAGE OF STORY\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Sound Devices Devices of Comparison and Association Formula Sayings The Language Unit Naming Names of Minerals Place Names Terminology for Groups of Animals, Birds, and People Proverbs Conversation as a Martial Art Westernisms Obituaries Cowland Terminology Other Ways to Say \"Dumb\" Slang Terms from the 1920s Fan Language \u003cb\u003e14-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNUMBERS\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Elementary Numbers The Number ONE The Number TWO The Number THREE The Number FOUR The Number FIVE The Number TEN The Number NINE Astrological Numbers The Number SEVEN The Number EIGHT The Number TWELVE The Number ELEVEN The Number SIX The Number THIRTEEN Summary \u003cb\u003e15-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOTIFS\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Native American Story Motifs Mythological Motifs Animal Motifs Taboo Motifs Magic Motifs Death Motifs Marvel Motifs Ogre Motifs Test Motifs Wisdom and Foolishness Motifs Deception Motifs Reversal-of-Fortune Motifs Chance and Fate Motifs Society Motifs Captive and Fugitive Motifs Unnatural Cruelty Motifs Sex Motifs Traits-of-Character Motifs Miscellaneous Motifs Motif Categories \u003cb\u003e16-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUMOR\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction Drolls Outhouses Occupational and News-Item Jokes Regional Humor Mining and Oil Business Jokes Lawyer Jokes Football Player Jokes Farmer Jokes Wall Street (Post-Crash) Jokes Puns Riddles Riddles Wisely Expounded Grimm's Collections General Riddles \u003cb\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eINDEX\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768318984535,"sku":"9780872876019","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780872876019.jpg?v=1758717327","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/storytelling-folklore-sourcebook-9780872876019","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}