Frontiers Of Folklore - Softcover

Bascom, William R

 
9780367170769: Frontiers Of Folklore

Synopsis

This book explores some of the avenues of research that are exciting young folklorists. William Bascom reviews the development of folklore theories and suggests three frontiers of folklore that remain to be explored. The book follows anthropologists like Malinowski in examining folklore.

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About the Author

William R. Bascom is professor of anthropology and director of the Lowie Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Among his publications are African Dilemma Tales ( Mouton, 1975) and Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa ( Indiana University Press, 1969), which was awarded The Giuseppe Pitre International Folklore Prize .

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ISBN 10:  0367020890 ISBN 13:  9780367020897
Publisher: Routledge, 2019
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