American Folklore
Author | : Jan Harold Brunvand |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1671 |
Release | : 2006-05-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135578787 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135578788 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Folklore written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-24 with total page 1671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority