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Grand Theory in Folkloristics (Paperback)
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Grand Theory in Folkloristics (Paperback)
Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
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Why is there no "Grand Theory" in the study of folklore? Talcott
Parsons (1902-1979) advocated "grand theory," which put the
analysis of social phenomena on a new track in the broadest
possible terms. Not all sociologists or folklorists accept those
broad terms; some still adhere to the empirical level. Through a
forum sponsored by the American Folklore Society, the diverse
answers to the question of such a theory arrived at substantial
agreement: American folklorists have produced little "grand
theory." One speaker even found all the theory folklorists need in
the history of philosophy. The two women in the forum (Noyes and
Mills) spoke in defense of theory that is local, "apt," suited to
the audience, and "humble"; the men (Bauman and Fine) reached for
something Parsons might have recognized. The essays in this
collection, developed from the forum presentations, defend diverse
positions, but they largely accept the longstanding concentration
in American folkloristics on the quotidian and local.
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