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47 produkter
In Quest of the Hero
(Mythos Series)
Av Otto Rank, Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan m. fl.
Häftad, 1990
381 kr
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In Quest of the Hero makes available for a new generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's Myth of the Birth of the Hero and the central section of Lord Raglan's The Hero. Amplifying these is Alan Dundes's fascinating contemporary inquiry, "The Hero Pattern and the Life of …
Fire in the Dragon and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore
Häftad, 1992
461 kr
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The only Freudian to have been originally trained in folklore and the first psychoanalytic anthropologist to carry out fieldwork, Gza Rcheim (1891-1953) contributed substantially to the worldwide study of cultures. Combining a global perspective with encyclopedic knowledge of ethnographic sources, …
Parsing Through Customs
Essays by a Freudian Folklorist
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 2003
212 kr
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In these stimulating essays, Alan Dundes presents a history of psychoanalytic studies of folklore while also showing how folklore methodology can be used to clarify and validate psychoanalytic theory. Dundes' work is unique in its symbolic analysis of the ordinary imagination. His data are …
Cinderella
A Casebook
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 1988
283 kr
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Covering a period of more than one hundred years of work by renowned folklorists, these enlightening essays explore the timeless tale of Cinderella. In addition to the most famous versions of the story (Basile’s Pentamerone, Perrault’s Cendrillon, and the Grimm’s Aschenputtel), this casebook …
Blood Libel Legend
Casebook in Anti-Semitic Folklore
Häftad, 1991
275 kr
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What do we know of the power of legend? How do we put to rest a vicious story, born more than nine centuries ago yet surfacing even today on American television talkshows? The infamous blood libel legend was partly responsible for the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, the basis of persecutions …
Evil Eye
A Casebook
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 1992
247 kr
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The evil eye—the power to inflict illness, damage to property, or even death simply by gazing at or praising someone—is among the most pervasive and powerful folk beliefs in the Indo-European and Semitic world. It is also one of the oldest, judging from its appearance in the Bible and in Sumerian …
Cockfight
A Casebook
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 1994
225 kr
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Originating more than 2500 years ago, cockfighting is one of the oldest documented sports in the world. It has continued to flourish despite bans against it in many countries. Folklorist Alan Dundes brings together a diverse array of writing on this male-dominated ritual. Vivid descriptions of …
Folk Law
Essays in the Theory and Practice of Lex Non Scripta
Av Alison Dundes Renteln, Alison Dundes Renteln m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
525 kr
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In every culture there exists unwritten law—obligations and prohibitions that are understood and passed on, and transgressions that are punished. Folk Law, a comprehensive two-volume collection of essays, examines this meeting place of folklore and jurisprudence. The contributors explore the …
Walled-up Wife
A Casebook
Häftad, 1996
225 kr
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A casebook of interpretations of the ballad ""The Walled-Up Wife"". Some contributors offer competing nationalistic claims concerning the ballad's origins, Ruth Mandel examines gender and power issues in the ballad, and Lyubomira Parpulova-Gribble presents a structuralist interpretation.
Vampire
A Casebook
Häftad, 1998
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218 kr
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This volume gives accounts of the vampire and how its tradition developed in different cultures. Eleven scholars from the fields of Slavic studies, history, anthropology and psychiatry examine the nature of the vampire from its birth in graveyard lore to the modern-day psychiatric patient with a …
Folk Law
Essays in the Theory and Practice of Lex Non Scripta: Volume II
Av Alison Dundes Renteln, Alan Dundes
Inbunden, 2019
2128 kr
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Originally published in 1994, Folk Law, a comprehensive two-volme collection of essays, examines the meeting place of folklore - the unwritten law of obligations and prohibitions that are understood and passed on - and jurisprudence. The contributors explore the historical significance and …
Folk Law
Essays in the Theory and Practice of Lex Non Scripta: Volume II
Av Alison Dundes Renteln, Alan Dundes
Häftad, 2020
559 kr
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Originally published in 1994, Folk Law, a comprehensive two-volme collection of essays, examines the meeting place of folklore - the unwritten law of obligations and prohibitions that are understood and passed on - and jurisprudence. The contributors explore the historical significance and …
Folklore
Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies
Av Alan Dundes
2004
20911 kr
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The academic study of folklore is a worldwide, interdisciplinary field spanning the humanities and the social sciences. It is very much tied to nationalism and national identity and for this reason it has often been the smaller countries that have led the way in terms of providing theory and …
Folk Law
Essays in the Theory and Practice of Lex Non Scripta: Volume II
Av Alan Dundes, Alison Dundes Renteln
E-bok, 2019
542 kr
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Originally published in 1994, Folk Law , a comprehensive two-volme collection of essays, examines the meeting place of folklore - the unwritten law of obligations and prohibitions that are understood and passed on - and jurisprudence. The contributors explore the historical significance and …
Folk Law
Essays in the Theory and Practice of Lex Non Scripta: Volume II
Av Alan Dundes, Alison Dundes Renteln
E-bok, 2019
542 kr
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Originally published in 1994, Folk Law , a comprehensive two-volme collection of essays, examines the meeting place of folklore - the unwritten law of obligations and prohibitions that are understood and passed on - and jurisprudence. The contributors explore the historical significance and …
Sacred Narrative
Readings in the Theory of Myth
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 1984
386 kr
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Alan Dundes defines myth as a sacred narrative that explains how the world and humanity came to be in their present form. This new volume brings together classics statements on the theory of myth by authors such as William Bascom, Jan de Vries, G. S. Kirk, James G. Frazer, Theodor H. Gaster, Mircea …
Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India
Av A. K. Ramanujan, Alan Dundes m. fl.
E-bok, 1997
399 kr
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This book of oral tales from the south Indian region of Kannada represents the culmination of a lifetime of research by A. K. Ramanujan, one of the most revered scholars and writers of his time. The result of over three decades'' labor, this long-awaited collection makes available for the first …
Fables of the Ancients?
Folklore in the Qur'an
Av Alan Dundes
E-bok, 2004
549 kr
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Given the widespread consensus that the Qur''an was in oral tradition before being committed to written form, it should come as no surprise to learn that the Qur''an still bears the traces of its original oral form. The field of knowledge most concerned with oral tradition is folkloristics, the …
Fire in the Dragon and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore
E-bok, 2021
624 kr
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The only Freudian to have been originally trained in folklore and the first psychoanalytic anthropologist to carry out fieldwork, Gza Rcheim (1891-1953) contributed substantially to the worldwide study of cultures. Combining a global perspective with encyclopedic knowledge of ethnographic sources, …
In Quest of the Hero
(Mythos Series)
Av Alan Dundes, Lord Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
500 kr
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In Quest of the Hero makes available for a new generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank''s Myth of the Birth of the Hero and the central section of Lord Raglan''s The Hero . Amplifying these is Alan Dundes''s fascinating contemporary inquiry, "The Hero Pattern and the Life of …
Shabbat Elevator and other Sabbath Subterfuges
An Unorthodox Essay on Circumventing Custom and Jewish Character
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 2002
558 kr
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There are literally hundreds if not thousands of books written about Judaism and Jews, but this book is unlike any previously published. It focuses on the topic of 'circumventing custom' with special emphasis on the ingenious ways Orthodox (and other) Jews have devised to avoid breaking the …
From Game to War and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 2014
383 kr
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Although folklore has been collected for centuries, its possible unconscious content and significance have been explored only since the advent of psychoanalytic theory. Freud and some of his early disciples recognized the potential of such folklorist genres as myth, folktale, and legend to …
From Game to War and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore
Av Alan Dundes
E-bok, 2014
436 kr
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Although folklore has been collected for centuries, its possible unconscious content and significance have been explored only since the advent of psychoanalytic theory. Freud and some of his early disciples recognized the potential of such folklorist genres as myth, folktale, and legend to …
When You're Up to Your Ass in Alligators
More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire
Av Alan Dundes, Carl R. Pagter
Häftad, 1987
276 kr
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Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder
A Study of German National Character Through Folklore
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 1989
304 kr
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Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder was first published in 1984 and from the outset inspired a wide variety of reactions ranging from high praise to utter disgust. Alan Dundes' theses identifies a strong anal erotic element in German national character, citing numerous examples of scatological data …
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing
Still More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire
Av Alan Dundes, Carl R. Pagter
Häftad, 1991
323 kr
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Work Hard and You Shall Be Rewarded
Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire
Av Alan Dundes, Carl R. Pagter
Häftad, 1992
304 kr
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Two Tales of Crow and Sparrow
A Freudian Folkloristic Essay on Caste and Untouchability
Av Alan Dundes
Häftad, 1997
559 kr
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This provocative book by a leading folklorist offers a new analysis of caste in India, focusing on the rationale underlying the customs surrounding untouchability. Drawing on clues contained in two fascinating folktales, Alan Dundes goes beyond Dumont's classic Homo Hierarchicus in deconstructing …
Holy Writ as Oral Lit
The Bible as Folklore
Av Alan Dundes
Inbunden, 1999
1054 kr
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This book helps us resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that persist in the Great Book today. Most biblical scholars acknowledge that both the Old and New Testaments were orally transmitted for decades before appearing in written …
