| American Folklore: An Encyclopedia Revised Edition Contributor(s): Brunvand, Jan Harold (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815333501 ISBN-13: 9780815333500 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $96.02 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1998 Annotation: Contains over 500 articles |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Reference |
| Dewey: 398.097 |
| LCCN: 98038863 |
| Series: Garland Reference Library of the Humanities |
| Physical Information: 1.85" H x 8.22" W x 10.82" (4.07 lbs) 812 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority |