Dundes, Alan /
Alan Dundes (1934-2005), head of the graduate program in folklore within the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1965 until his death in 2005, was a major figure in shaping the discipline of folkloristics. From the 1960s to the end of the 20th century, he made...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Narrative research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Alan Dundes (1934-2005), head of the graduate program in folklore within the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1965 until his death in 2005, was a major figure in shaping the discipline of folkloristics. From the 1960s to the end of the 20th century, he made significant theoretical contributions to structural, comparative, and psychological approaches to culture. He encouraged colleagues in social sciences to give more attention to folklore as primary evidence of cultural values and worldview. To folklorists, he addressed the need for an interpretive method focused on the folk more than the literary lore, as had been the pattern previously. That is, he urged analyzing the social context and psychological outlook of groups rather than collecting texts and finding ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529745139 1529745136 9781526421036 1526421038 |