Folklore Concepts: Histories and Critiques

by Dan Ben-Amos

Book Overview

By defining folklore as artistic communication in small groups, Dan Ben-Amos led the discipline of Folklore in new directions. In Folklore Concepts, Henry Glassie and Elliott Oring have curated a selection of Ben-Amos's groundbreaking essays that explore folklore as a category in cultural communication and as a subject of scholarly research. Ben-Amos's work is well-known for sparking lively debate that often centers on why his definition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253049563
• ISBN13: 9780253049568
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher