Folklore, Culture, and Aging - A Research Guide (Hardcover, Annotated edition)

A resource guide by and about elders and the process of aging, this volume provides a list of over 1,500 references, all annotated, covering a wide range of subject areas. It is organized under such topics as "Customs and Beliefs," "Narratives," "Traditional Arts," "Health and Healing," and "Applied Folklore," and is further divided into regional and topical subheadings. It also features works on methods and concepts in field research in folklore, oral history, and community studies, a chapter on general works from other fields of interest, as well as a chapter on films. The introduction offers not only a description of the nature and role of elders as creators and carriers of culture, but also a challenge to readers--reflected in the broad range of materials cited--defying both narrow conceptions of aging and the aged, and limited notions about the full scope of expressive culture addressed by folklore studies.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in Gerontology
Release date:	April 1997
First published:	April 1997
Authors:	David P. Shuldiner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-29897-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the elderly Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	0-313-29897-1
Barcode:	9780313298974

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