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Anguish Of Snails
After a career working and living with American Indians and studying their traditions, Barre Toelken has written this sweeping study of Native American folklore in the West. Within a framework of performance theory, cultural worldview, and collaborative research, he examines Native American visual arts, dance, oral tradition (story and song), humor, and patterns of thinking and discovery to demonstrate what can be gleaned from Indian traditions by Natives and non-Natives alike. In the process he considers popular distortions of Indian beliefs, demystifies many traditions by showing how they can be comprehended within their cultural contexts, considers why some aspects of Native American life are not meant to be understood by or shared with outsiders, and emphasizes how much can be learned through sensitivity to and awareness of cultural values.Winner of the 2004 Chicago Folklore Prize,The Anguish of Snailsis an essential work for the collection of any serious reader in folklore or Native American studies.
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Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature
This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Each entry is written by a noted authority in the field, and includes accompanying reference citations. Entries are keyed to the Motif-Index of Folk Literature by Stith Thompson and grouped according to that Index's scheme. The reference also includes an introductory essay on the concepts of archetypes and motifs and the scholarship associated with them. This is the only book in English on motifs and themes that is completely folklore oriented, deals with motif numbers, and is tied to the Thompson Motif-Index. It includes in-depth examination of such motifs as: Bewitching; Chance and Fate; Choice of Roads; Death or Departure of the Gods; the Double; Ghosts and Other Revenants; the Hero Cycle; Journey to the Otherworld; Magic Invulnerability; Soothsayer; Transformation; Tricksters.
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The library gingerbread man
\"The exasperating Gingerbread Man, famous for leading a host of townsfolk and animals in a wild chase about the countryside, lives at 398.2 on the library shelves. But the Gingerbread Man is not the type of cookie that stays in one place for very long, and one day he just can't help himself. With a leap and a whoosh, he escapes the librarian's grasp, and the chase for the wily Gingerbread Man is on again!\"--Jacket.
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Folk and fairy tales
Just about everyone is familiar with folk and fairy tales. Children learn about them from parents, teachers, and other adults, while researchers study these tales at colleges and universities. At the same time, folk and fairy tales are inseparable from everyday life and popular culture. Movies, music, art, and literature offer imaginative retellings and interpretations of fairy and folk tales. But despite the pervasiveness of this folklore type, most people have only a vague understanding of these tales. This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers. Written by a leading authority, this handbook offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type. It looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The volume defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples. It studies the varied manifestations of fairy and folk tales in literature and culture and reviews critical and scholarly approaches to this folklore genre. The volume also includes a glossary and extensive list of works for further reading.
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The Colossus of Roads
A rich and lively examination of this curious and pervasive tradition. _x000B_Karal Ann Marling visits dozens of roadside attractions, viewing them analytically, intellectually, and enthusiastically, tracing each one through folklore and literature. Heavily illustrated, this book takes the reader on the road to examine these treasures and all that they represent._x000B_
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The Robber with a Witch's Head
The Robber with the Witch's Head presents almost fifty new stories about demons and clever maidens and princes. Bursting with life, this is a storyteller's dream, full of adventure and magic, translated by Jack Zipes.
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Migration and Folklore: A Literature and Classification Oriented Theoretical Framework / Göç ve Folklor: Literatür ve Tasnif Odaklı, Kuramsal Bir Çerçeve
Considering the process of Turks moving from Central Asia to Anatolia, which is now known as “Asia Minor” and the before, during, and after period of this process, it’s understood that Turkish cultural history has been shaped largely by the phenomenon of migration, especially until the 12th century. In this respect, the fact that Turkish cultural history has been shaped as a history of migrations has caused the relationship between culture and migration to be highly apparent. In this context, relations between old and new lifestyles, integrations, changes, and transformations in culture and folklore during the arrival and settlement of Turks from Central Asia to Anatolia have been in a close relationship and interaction with the phenomenon of migration. Adaptation and cultural change after this settlement in Anatolia, and the relations and interactions that persist with the migrations which continued intensely till the 21st century and which are still experienced in the current day, still present migration as one of the main factors shaping culture and folklore. The situation in question has been reflected in language, literary texts, social and daily lives, beliefs, and rituals, and all such fields and processes comprehensively. Due to the richness and multidimensionality of these reflections, many studies have been carried out on the relations of migration, culture, and folklore. In this study, the relationship between migration and folklore in Turkish culture is evaluated with the main lines through the existing literature and discussed in a theoretical framework. In the study, it is revealed under which fields the studies that have been or can be carried out in the context of migration and folklore relations can be grouped theoretically, and a classification is carried out to determine the subjects that can be studied related to migration and folklore. Thus, through the study, it is aimed to determine the previous studies and to contribute theoretically to the studies related to migration and folklore to be made from now on.
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Three Waves of Variation Study: The Emergence of Meaning in the Study of Sociolinguistic Variation
The treatment of social meaning in sociolinguistic variation has come in three waves of analytic practice. The first wave of variation studies established broad correlations between linguistic variables and the macrosociological categories of socioeconomic class, gender, ethnicity, and age. The second wave employed ethnographic methods to explore the local categories and configurations that inhabit, or constitute, these broader categories. In both waves, variation was seen as marking social categories. This article sets out a theoretical foundation for the third wave, arguing that (
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) variation constitutes a robust social semiotic system, potentially expressing the full range of social concerns in a given community; (
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) the meanings of variables are underspecified, gaining more specific meanings in the context of styles, and (
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) variation does not simply reflect, but also constructs, social meaning and hence is a force in social change.
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