Folkloristics

by Georges, Robert A.; Jones, Michael Owen

• ISBN13: 9780253209948
• ISBN10: 0253209943
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

"Excellent." -- The Reader's Review"Anybody contemplating the study and pursuit of folklore... will benefit from reading this presentation thoroughly to determine your place in this most exciting scholastic world." -- Come-All-YeThis is the most complete and up-to-date study of folklore and folklore methodologies available. The authors describe the pervasiveness of folklore, including its uses in literature, films, television, cartoons, comic strips, advertising, and other media in a variety of cultures.

Author Biography

ROBERT A. GEORGES is Professor Emeritus in the Folklore and Mythology Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous publications, including (with Michael Owen Jones) People Studying People: The Human Element in Fieldwork. MICHAEL OWEN JONES is Professor in the Folklore and Mythology Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Exploring Folk Art: Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and Aesthetics and co-author, with Robert A. georges, of People Studying People: The Human Element in Fieldwork.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Folklore and Its Study	p. 1
Folkloristics as a Historical Science	p. 31
Survival, Continuity, Revival, and Historical Source	p. 59
Folklore as Genre and Type	p. 93
The Dissemination of Folklore	p. 127
Folklore in Cultural Contexts	p. 159
Folklore in the Culture of Groups in Contact	p. 193
Folklore and Human Psychology	p. 231
Folklore as Personal Resource	p. 269
In Retrospect	p. 313
Index	p. 331
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