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The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction » (4th Edition)

Authors: Jan Harold Brunvand
ISBN-13: 9780393972238, ISBN-10: 0393972232
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: January 1998
Edition: 4th Edition

Jan Harold Brunvand lives in Salt Lake City, where he is professor emeritus at the University of Utah.

The definitive introduction to American folklore.

	Preface to the Fourth Edition
	Abbreviations
	Collections
1	The Field of Folklore	3
2	The Study of Folklore	22
3	Folk Groups: Bearers of American Folk Tradition	48
4	Folk Speech and Naming	73
5	Proverbs and Proverbial Lore	92
6	Riddles and Other Verbal Puzzles	113
7	Rhymes and Folk Poetry	136
8	Myths and Motifs	170
9	Legends and Anecdotes	196
10	Folktales	229
18	Folk Games	477
19	Folklife	503
20	Folk Architecture	524
21	Folk Crafts and Art	544
22	Folk Costumes	572
23	Folk Foods	591
	Permissions Acknowledgments	615
	Index	617