Interpreting Legend Pbdirect
Interpreting Legend Pbdirect

Author: Timothy Tangherlini

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 131755065X

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This book, first published in 1994, sets ‘repertoire against raconteur’ in order to explore one of the world’s largest collections of folk literature. The author’s findings, and his creative and synthetic methodologies, enhance greatly our understanding of the world of the legend, and especially the basic question of ‘Who tells what to whom in the form of a legend and why?’ This work is an in-depth exploration of rural Denmark, and provides us with an excellent vantage point from which to understand legends in their cultural contexts and within the lives of their tellers.

Brazilian Folk Narrative Scholarship Pbdirect
Brazilian Folk Narrative Scholarship Pbdirect

Author: Mary MacGregor-Villarreal

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1317552091

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Although Brazilian scholars have collected and studied folklore since the second half of the nineteenth century, their work has gone largely unnoticed by folklorists working in other parts of the world. With the exception of anthropologists who occasionally study the folk literature of indigenous peoples in Brazil, few foreigners are familiar with, or even aware of, the kinds of folklore studies that have been undertaken in that country. This work, first published in 1994, aims to characterize the nature of Brazilian narrative studies and trends; to discuss and assess the roots of the apparent preoccupations, approaches and objectives of traditional narrative scholarship in Brazil; to examine Brazilian folklore scholarship in light of Euro-American research; and to point out the results and accomplishments of Brazilian research while simultaneously indicating possibilities for new directions in research.

Uses of Comparative Mythology Pbdirect
Uses of Comparative Mythology Pbdirect

Author: Kenneth Golden

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-05

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1317550862

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This collection, first published in 1992, offers critical-interpretive essays on various aspects of the work of Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), one of a very few international experts on myth. Joseph Campbell examines myths and mythologies from a comparative point of view, and he stresses those similarities among myths the world over as they suggest an existing, transcendent unity of all humankind. His interpretations foster an openness, even a generous appreciation of, all myths; and he attempts to generate a broad, sympathetic understanding of the role of these ‘stories’ in human history, in our present-day lives, and in the possibilities of our future.

Interpreting Legend
Interpreting Legend

Author: Timothy R. Tangherlini

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9781138845534

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This book, first published in 1994, sets 'repertoire against raconteur' in order to explore one of the world's largest collections of folk literature. The author's findings, and his creative and synthetic methodologies, enhance greatly our understanding of the world of the legend, and especially the basic question of 'Who tells what to whom in the form of a legend and why?' This work is an in-depth exploration of rural Denmark, and provides us with an excellent vantage point from which to understand legends in their cultural contexts and within the lives of their tellers.

Folktales of Newfoundland Pbdirect
Folktales of Newfoundland Pbdirect

Author: J.D.A. Widdowson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-20

Total Pages: 878

ISBN-13: 1317551486

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This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator’s language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.

Ewe Comic Heroes Pbdirect
Ewe Comic Heroes Pbdirect

Author: Zinta Konrad

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1317551737

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The trickster character is prominent in the cultural, particularly narrative, traditions of many different peoples throughout the world. Comic and serious, stupid and clever, benevolent and evil, winner and loser, the trickster is a study in contradictions. The trickster cannot be pigeonholed, for he does not fit into any neat categories or definitions. This study, first published in 1994, aims to give the reader the opportunity to experience in some small measure the dynamic and exciting dramatic oral narrative performances of the Ewe people of West Africa.

Yanagita Kunio and the Folklore Movement Pbdirect
Yanagita Kunio and the Folklore Movement Pbdirect

Author: Ronald Morse

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 131754921X

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Yanagita Kunio almost singlehandedly initiated the serious study of folklore in Japan. Even modern Japanese folklorists who may disagree with his approach or his methods must take his body of work as a point of departure for their own. This book, first published in 1990, puts Yanagita’s career within a historical framework and context, full of detail about Japanese political and literary trends which influenced or were influenced by the folklore scholarship of Yanagita.

Turandot's Sisters Pbdirect
Turandot's Sisters Pbdirect

Author: Christine Goldberg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1317549481

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The central tale studied in Turandot’s Sisters, first published in 1993, is The Princess Who Can Not Solve the Riddle, AT 851. Other wisdom tales are surveyed to show that they are separate from the riddle tales in material and in spirit. Customs and beliefs concerning riddling and riddle contests are examined to see what motifs from the tales are taken from reality, leaving the rest to be either fantasy motifs or stylistic traits. The central tale AT 851 is analysed in detail to exhibit its obligatory and optional elements, a wealth of possibilities that enables it to adapt to a range of moods and to express a variety of ideas.

Money and Monetary Policy in Early Times (Pb Direct)
Money and Monetary Policy in Early Times (Pb Direct)

Author: A.R. Burns

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 1136194460

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Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings: * Prehistory and Historical Ethnography Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: £800.00 * Greek Civilization Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: £450.00 * Roman Civilization Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: £400.00 * Eastern Civilizations Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: £650.00 * Judaeo-Christian Civilization Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: £250.00 * European Civilization Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: £700.00

The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs
The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs

Author: Robert Beer

Publisher: Shambhala

Published: 1999-10-12

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781570624162

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For artists, designers, and all with an interest in Buddhist and Tibetan art, this is the first exhaustive reference to the seemingly infinite variety of symbols found throughout Tibetan art in line drawings, paintings, and ritual objects. Hundreds of the author's line drawings depict all the major Tibetan symbols and motifs—landscapes, deities, animals, plants, gurus, mudras (ritual hand gestures), dragons, and other mythic creatures—ranging from complex mythological scenes to small, simple ornaments.