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American Folklore and the Mass Media (Paperback) Loot Price: R721
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American Folklore and the Mass Media (Paperback): Linda Degh

American Folklore and the Mass Media (Paperback)

Linda Degh

Series: Folklore Today

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"This book shows how folklore -- magic, miracles, and tales ofenchanted princesses and genial giants -- is still alive and well in the modern massmedia.... contains a wealth of facts and observations with which to conjure."-- Journal of Communication

"D gh brings her decades ofexpertise in folk narrative to bear in this well-researched, provocative study ofthe interrelationship between traditional processes of folk narrative performancesand modern mass media.... Highly recommended... " --Choice

"Spanning folk cultural developments as old asfeudalism and as new as today's TV ad, American Folklore and the Mass Mediademonstrates how vital folklore remains, how often it absorbs -- rather than beingabsorbed by -- the most dramatic technological innovations and socialrealignments." -- Carl Lindahl

..". all six essays aremeaty and informative contributions to vital folkloric issues..." --Contemporary Legend

General

Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Folklore Today
Release date: February 1994
First published: February 1994
Authors: Linda Degh
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-20844-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
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LSN: 0-253-20844-0
Barcode: 9780253208446

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