Bibliograph

Our living traditions ;, an introduction to American folklore, edited by Tristram Potter Coffin

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Our living traditions ;, an introduction to American folklore, edited by Tristram Potter Coffin

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eng

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

Our living traditions ;

Responsibility statement

edited by Tristram Potter Coffin

Sub title

an introduction to American folklore

Table Of Contents

Part 1. Folklore as a field for study:, A, definition of folklore, Francis Lee Utley ;, The, men who made folklore a scholarly discipline, Macedward Leach, Harvesting folklore, Kenneth S. Goldstein, Ways of studying folklore, Alan Dundes, Folklife, Don Yoder, Where the workers of the world unite, the American occupations, Horace P. Beck, Tributaries to the mainstream, the ethnic groups, Américo Paredes -- Part 2. Areas of focus:, Stories told in song, the ballads of America, G. Malcolm Laws, Jr., Just sing it yourself, the American lyric tradition, W. Edson Richmond ;, The, glory songs of the Lord, Bruce Jackson ;, The, music of the songs, Bruno Nettl, Honor your ladies, folk dance in the United States, Bruce R. Buckley, Magic folktales in America, Leonard W. Roberts, Legends and tall tales, Richard M. Dorson, Trickster, the outrageous hero, Roger D. Abrahams ;, The, folk games of the children, Brian Sutton-Smith ;, The, wisdom of many, proverbs and proverbial expressions, Ray B. Browne, Riddles, do-it-yourslef oracles, William Hugh Jansen ;, The, fear of the gods, superstition and popular belief, Wayland D. Hand, Folk speech, Raven I. McDavid, Jr., American literature and American folklore, Hennig Cohen -- Part 3. Folklore and modern times:, The, workers in the dawn, labor lore, Archie Green ;, The, Hillbilly movement, D.K. Wilgus, Negro music, urban renewql, John F. Szwed, Folklore and the big money, John Greenway

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