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FOLKLORE 101 IBD

DR JEANA JORGENSEN LLC
10 / 2021
9798985159219
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Sinopsis

WhenâÇÖs the last time you got to pick a folkloristâÇÖs brain?Did you know memes count as folklore?Or that folklorists assign numbers to fairy tales to keep track of them all?áThe field of folklore studies is over two centuries old, and itâÇÖs full of amazing insights about human behavior, creativity, and community. Folklore studies is as interdisciplinary as it gets, squished somewhere between anthropology and linguistics and religious studies and comparative literature and more. ItâÇÖs all about the informal human interactions, the million tiny acts and stories and beliefs and arts that function as social glue even if they seem beneath notice. Do traditional holiday foods have a deeper meaning? Yep. Same with folk music, ballads, proverbs, jokes, urban legends, body art, and a ton more genres covered in this book.áIs the whole book as easy to read and irreverent as this description? Yep. This fun, accessible guide to the academic study of folklore packs in a college classâÇÖs worth of material, from basic concepts and major folklore genres to special topics based on identity, fancy theories, and more.áIf youâÇÖve always wanted to take a folklore class, or youâÇÖre a writer or artist using folklore in your work, or youâÇÖre just generally interested in the topic, this is the book for you!

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18,41