Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0226158713
- ISBN-13
- 9780226158716
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 561
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- Richard M. Dorson
Description
Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.
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