A Companion to Folklore

Regina F Bendix

ISBN 10: 1118863143 / ISBN 13: 9781118863145

Published by Wiley Aug 2014, 2014

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Neuware - 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 experts\* Examines the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore\* Considers 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 folklore\* Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Companion to Folklore
• Publisher: Wiley Aug 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118863143
• ISBN 13: 9781118863145
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 175H x 38D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 38 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1031 grams

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Synopsis

A Companion to Folklore contains an original and comprehensive set of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. This state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. The Companion covers four main areas: the first section engages with the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore; the second discusses the distinctive shapes that folklore studies have taken in different locations in time and space; the third examines the interaction of folklore with various media, as well as folklore’s commoditization. In the final section on practice, essays offer insights into how folklorists work, what they do, and ways in which they have institutionalized their field.

Throughout, contributors investigate the interplay of folklore and folkloristics in both academic and political arenas; they evaluate key issues in the folk life of communities from around the world, including China, post-communist Russia, post-colonial India, South America, Israel and Japan. The result is a unique reflection and understanding of the profoundly different research histories and current perspectives on international research in the field.

About the Author

Regina F. Bendix is Professor of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology at Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany.

Galit Hasan-Rokem is Max and Margarethe Grunwald Professor of Folklore, and Professor of Hebrew Literature at the Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.