Beschreibung:
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.
IntroductionChapter 1: Folklore and Its StudyFolkore As Historical ArtifactChapter 2: Folkloristics as an Historical ScienceChapter 3: Survival, Continuity, Revival, and Historical SourceFolklore As Describable and Transmissible EntityChapter 4: Folklore as Genre and TypeChapter 5: The Dissemination of FolkloreFolklore As CultureChapter 6: Folklore in Cultural ContextsChapter 7: Folklore in the Culture of Groups in ContactFolklore As BehaviorChapter 8: Folklore and Human PsychologyChapter 9: Folklore as Personal ResourceConclusionChapter 10: In RetrospectIndex