num_pages: 572
description: This introduction to the study of folklore and folklife contains an inspiring and spirited mixture of essays theoretical contributions practical instructions and pure encyclopedia articles. It is a very well put together book written by eighteen researchers who have something to say. One can see here that it is competent educators who have come forward and are narrating. . . . All in all it is a very use-oriented handbook with attractive typography and layout.Iorn Pio Journal of American Folklore
language: English
title: Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction
publisher: University of Chicago Press