{"product_id":"a-companion-to-folklore-paperback","title":"A Companion to Folklore - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRegina F. Bendix\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGalit Hasan-Rokem\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn unprecedented collection of original, state of the art essays on folklore authored by international experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY \u003cb\u003eA Companion to Folklore\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing if not international, and this quality alone distinguishes it from most earlier reference works and makes it an important resource for the field.\" \u003ci\u003eWestern Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nearly all college and university libraries will want this book. Summing up: Essential.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book presents challenging and inspiring essays about a field that is often misconceived as the harbor of tradition. The volume succeeds in representing folklore as a vital component of human existence and folkloristics as an indispensable discipline within the humanities.\" Prof. Dr. Ulrich Marzolph, \u003ci\u003eEnzyklopädie des Märchens, Göttingen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Magisterial, engaging, smart, and always thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e both reflects and will help shape the broad and increasingly interdisciplinary ambit - and promise - of the field.\" Don Brenneis, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California, Santa Cruz\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e contains an original and comprehensive set of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. This state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e covers four main areas: the first section engages with the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore; the second discusses the distinctive shapes that folklore studies have taken in different locations in time and space; the third examines the interaction of folklore with various media, as well as folklore's commodification. In the final section on practice, essays offer insights into how folklorists work, what they do, and ways in which they have institutionalized their field. The result is a unique reflection and understanding of the profoundly different research histories and current perspectives on international research in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegina F. Bendix\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Anthropology\/European Ethnology at Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGalit Hasan-Rokem\u003c\/b\u003e is Max and Margarethe Grunwald Professor of Folklore, and Professor of Hebrew Literature at the Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47447739203762,"sku":"9781118863145","price":92.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2988143d624e0c8a93e23831a4075f05.webp?v=1778744976","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-companion-to-folklore-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}