A Companion to Folklore

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A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. An unprecedented collection of original, state of the art essays on folklore authored by international expertsExamines the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folkloreConsiders folklore in the context of multi-disciplinary topics that include poetics, performance, religious practice, myth, ritual and symbol, oral textuality, history, law, politics and power as well as the social base of folkloreSelected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic TitleContent: Chapter 1 The Social Base of Folklore (pages 13–39): Dorothy NoyesChapter 2 Tradition Without End (pages 40–54): Francisco Vaz da SilvaChapter 3 The Poetics of Folklore (pages 55–74): Amy Shuman and Galit Hasan?RokemChapter 4 Three Aspects of Oral Textuality (pages 75–93): Peter SeitelChapter 5 Performance (pages 94–118): Richard BaumanChapter 6 Myth?Ritual?Symbol (pages 119–135): Hagar Salamon and Harvey E. GoldbergChapter 7 Religious Practice (pages 136–153): Sabina MaglioccoChapter 8 Work and Professions (pages 154–168): Gertraud KochChapter 9 Material Culture (pages 169–183): Orvar LofgrenChapter 10 Translingual Folklore and Folklorics in China (pages 190–210): Lydia H. LiuChapter 11 Japan (pages 211–233): Akiko MoriChapter 12 India (pages 236–247): Sadhana NaithaniChapter 13 Oceania (pages 248–264): Phillip H. McArthurChapter 14 Folklore and Folklore Studies in Latin America (pages 265–285): Fernando FischmanChapter 15 Folklore Studies in the United States (pages 286–304): Lee Haring and Regina F. BendixChapter 16 Dancing Around Folklore: Constructing a National Culture in Turkey (pages 305–324): Arzu OzturkmenChapter 17 Folklore Studies In Israel (pages 325–348): Dani Schrire and Galit Hasan?RokemChapter 18 Fulani (Peul, Fulfulde, Pulaar) Literature (pages 349–363): Ursula BaumgardtChapter 19 From Volkskunde to the “Field of Many Names” (pages 364–390): Regina F. BendixChapter 20 Finland (pages 391–408): Lauri HarvilahtiChapter 21 Ireland (pages 409–425): Diarmud O'GiollainChapter 22 Russia (pages 426–441): Alexander PanchenkoChapter 23 Folklore and Literature (pages 447–463): Cristina BacchilegaChapter 24 Folklore and/in Music (pages 464–482): Stephen D. WinickChapter 25 Folklore and/on Film (pages 483–499): Pauline GreenhillChapter 26 Cultural Heritage (pages 500–519): Valdimar T. HafsteinChapter 27 Cultural Property (pages 520–536): Martin SkrydstrupChapter 28 Folklore: Legal and Constitutional Power (pages 537–554): Alison Dundes RentelnChapter 29 Seeing, Hearing, Feeling, Writing (pages 559–578): Brigitta Schmidt?LauberChapter 30 Imagining Public Folklore (pages 579–597): Debora KodishChapter 31 The Institutionalization of Folklore (pages 598–630): Bjarne Rogan