The Individual and Tradition: Folkloristic Perspectives

by Pravina Shukla and Tom Mould

Profiles of artists and performers from around the world form the basis of this innovative volume that explores the many ways individuals engage with, carry on, revive, and create tradition. Leading scholars in folklore studies consider how the field has addressed the connections between performer and tradition and examine theoretical issues involved in fieldwork and the analysis and dissemination of scholarship in the context of relationships...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253223733
• ISBN13: 9780253223739
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher