(Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology) 1st Edition
by Regina F. Bendix (Editor), Galit Hasan-Rokem (Editor)
A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe.
- An unprecedented collection of original, state of the art essays on folklore authored by international experts
- Examines the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore
- Considers
folklore in the context of multi-disciplinary topics that include
poetics, performance, religious practice, myth, ritual and symbol, oral
textuality, history, law, politics and power as well as the social base
of folklore
- Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title
