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Folkloristics: An Introduction

Jawaharlal Handoo, Robert A. Georges, Michael Owen Jones

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Introduction Chapter 1: Folklore and Its Study Folkore As Historical Artifact Chapter 2: Folkloristics as an Historical Science Chapter 3: Survival, Continuity, Revival, and Historical Source Folklore As Describable and Transmissible Entity Chapter 4: Folklore as Genre and Type Chapter 5: The Dissemination of Folklore Folklore As Culture Chapter 6: Folklore in Cultural Contexts Chapter 7: Folklore in the Culture of Groups in Contact Folklore As Behavior Chapter 8: Folklore and Human Psychology Chapter 9: Folklore as Personal Resource Conclusion Chapter 10: In Retrospect Index

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Key concepts: Folklore, Folkloristics, Artifact (error), Literature, History, Anthropology, Art, Sociology