Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife
- ISBN-10
- 0313350663
- ISBN-13
- 9780313350665
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 1254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- Jonathan H. X. Lee, Kathleen M. Nadeau
Description
This comprehensive compilation of entries documents the origins, transmissions, and transformations of Asian American folklore and folklife. * More than 600 entries * Contributions from more than 170 expert contributors * Introductory essays covering disciplinary theories and methods in the study of folklore and folklife * An appendix of Asian American folktales
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