Search results for “[Subject: social-science-folklore-mythology]”

• Author(s): William Pawlett • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralThis work challenges the dominant pejorative view of myth by showing how myth is implicated in the deepest layers of society...

• Author(s): Alexander Haggerty Krappe • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company • Publisher Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company • BISAC: GeneralThis is a new release of the original 1930 edition.

• Author(s): Alexander Haggerty Krappe • Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC • Publisher Imprint: Literary Licensing, LLC • BISAC: GeneralThis is a new release of the original 1930 edition.

• Author(s): Solimar Otero | Mintzi Auanda Martínez-Rivera | Rachel V. González-Martin • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyThe study of folklore has historically foc...

• Author(s): William Pawlett • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralThis work challenges the dominant pejorative view of myth by showing how myth is implicated in the deepest layers of society, politics,...

• Author(s): Dan Ben-Amos | Henry Glassie | Elliott Oring • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips) • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips) • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyBy defining folklore as artistic communication in small gro...

• Author(s): W. B. Yeats • Publisher: Aegypan • Publisher Imprint: Aegypan • BISAC: ClassicsAccording to Yeats the fear gorta walks the earth during times of famine, seeking alms from passers-by. In this version the fear gorta can be a potential ...

• Author(s): Arthur Robinson Wright • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge bas...

• Author(s): Elizabeth F. R. a. I. Andrews • Publisher: Anson Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Anson Street Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyDelve into the heart of "Ulster Folklore" with this meticulously prepared print edition. Explore t...

• Author(s): Solimar Otero • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyThe study of folklore has historically focused on the daily life and culture of regular people, such a...

• Author(s): Dorothy Noyes • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyCelebrated folklorist, Dorothy Noyes, offers an unforgettable glimpse of her craft and the many ways i...

• Author(s): Devdutt Pattanaik • Publisher: HarperCollins India • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins India • BISAC: Sociology - General

• Author(s): Dorothy Noyes • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyCelebrated folklorist, Dorothy Noyes, offers an unforgettable glimpse of her craft and the many ways i...

• Author(s): K. Brandon Barker | Claiborne Rice • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips) • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips) • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyWiggling a pencil so that it looks like it is made of rubber, "steali...

• Author(s): Alan Dundes • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyThe academic study of folklore is a worldwide, interdisciplinary field spanning the humanities and the social sciences....

• Author(s): Leo Kanner • Publisher: Tradd Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press • BISAC: Folklore & Mythology"Folklore of the Teeth" is an expansive and scholarly exploration of the myths, legends, and cultural traditions surr...

• Author(s): K. Brandon Barker | Claiborne Rice • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips) • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips) • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyWiggling a pencil so that it looks like it is made of rubber, "steali...

• Author(s): Sara L. Weston • Publisher: Sara L. Weston • Publisher Imprint: Sara L. Weston • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyHidden Tales: Lesbians in Nordic Folklore is a groundbreaking exploration of the often overlooked stories of lesbian love...

• Author(s): William Graham Sumner • Publisher: Hesperides Press • Publisher Imprint: Hesperides Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce a...

• Author(s): Lee Haring • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyWhy is there no "Grand Theory" in the study of folklore? Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) advocated "grand the...

• Author(s): Jennifer Nelson • Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. • Publisher Imprint: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. • BISAC: General

• Author(s): Grenville Pigott • Publisher: University Press of the Pacific • Publisher Imprint: University Press of the Pacific • BISAC: Folklore & Mythology

• Author(s): Solimar Otero • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyJust over half a century ago, the rise in what became known as the "performance turn" in folklore stud...

• Author(s): Dan Ben-Amos | Henry Glassie | Elliott Oring • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips) • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips) • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyBy defining folklore as artistic communication in small gro...

• Author(s): Simon J. Bronner • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyDespite predictions that commercial mass culture would displace customs of the past, ...

• Author(s): Tok Thompson | Daniel Wojcik • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural & SocialExploring Anthropology through Folklore and Mythology examines how people around the world express themse...

• Author(s): Trevor J. Blank | Andrea Kitta • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyHow the collision of folk understandings with medical definitions affec...

• Author(s): Susanne A. (George Mason University, United States) Denham • Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. • Publisher Imprint: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. • BISAC: General

• Author(s): Edwin Sidney Hartland • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: Folklore & Mythology""Folklore, What Is It And What Is The Good Of It"" is a comprehensive study of the origins, significa...

• Author(s): Shelley Ingram | Willow G. Mullins | Todd Richardson • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyIn Implied Nowhere: Absence in Folklore Studies, ...

• Author(s): Andrew Peck • Publisher: Utah State University Press • Publisher Imprint: Utah State University Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyTen years after the publication of the foundational edited collection Folklore and the Internet, A...

• Author(s): Simon J. Bronner • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyDespite predictions that commercial mass culture would displace customs of the past, ...

• Author(s): William Swan Sonnenschein • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: GeneralThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, p...

• Author(s): Alexander Haggerty 1894-1947 Krappe • Publisher: Hassell Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Hassell Street Press • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the...

• Author(s): Edward Clodd • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfectio...

• Author(s): William J. McNiff • Publisher: Popular Press • Publisher Imprint: Popular Press • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural & SocialEssays in this collection exemplify folkloristic approaches to popular culture. The contributors are concern...