Folklore: The Basics

241 Pages·2016·4.537 MB·English

by  Simon J. Bronner

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FOLKLORE
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t Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation
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Studies series for Littman. He served as president of the Fellows of the
American Folklore Society.
THE BASICS
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n 0.1 Frontispiece of Kinder- und Hausmärchen,
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a, 0.2 William John Thoms (1803–1885) with bound
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2.3 Yamakasa (decorated ritual floats) for the Hakata
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Kushida-jina Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan 81