Handbook of American folklore

Author(s)

• Dorson, Richard Mercer
• Carpenter, Inta Gale
• Peterson, Elizabeth
• Maniak, Angela
• Richmond, W. Edson (Winthrop Edson)

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of American folklore

edited by Richard M. Dorson ; Inta Gale Carpenter, associate editor ; Elizabeth Peterson, Angela Maniak, assistant editors ; with an introduction by W. Edson Richmond

Indiana University Press, c1983

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 541-563

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is a landmark in folklore studies in the United States. It is a virtual cornucopia of riches, and features the work of sixty scholars and practitioners, representing a multitude of approaches to the discipline.

Table of Contents

Preface: Richard M. Dorson Introduction: W. Edson Richmond Part I. Topics of Research American Experiences American Cultural Myths American Settings American Entertainments American Forms and Performers Part II. Interpretation of Reasearch Part III. Methods of Research Part IV. Presentation of Research

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Details

• NCID: BA00274666
• ISBN:
  • 0253327067
  • 0253203732
• LCCN: 82047574
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Bloomington
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 584 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GR105
  • DC19 : 398/.0973
  • NDC8 : 382.53
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Folklore -- United States
  • LCSH : United States -- Social life and customs