Report copyright infringementby Alan Dundes (Author)Often controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. His concern here is to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, and to use folklore to increase our understanding of human nature and culture.Back JacketOften controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. The thirteen essays gathered here by Dundes reflect his concern to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, to use it to increase our understanding of human nature and human culture. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.83 x 9.29 x 6.19 IN Publication Date: June 01, 1980
