Author: Islam, Mazharul
Title: The Theoretical Study of Folklore
Description: Dhaka, Bangla Academy, (1998). orig.boards. 22x14cm, (6), 381 pp. Rubbed. Some page-edge soil. A hole to rear flyleaf. Good. ¶ Contents: Folklore: Definition, Dynamism & Scope; Studies in Indian Folklore & Modern Theories; A Morphological Analysis of a Bengali Folk Song; Structural Analysis of Two Santal Myths of the Baha Festival; Metafolklore in the Realm of Bengali Proverbs; Social Change & Folklore ( In the Context of the Indian Subcontinent); Folklore as the Vehicle of Ethnological Studies in Bangladesh; Folklore: The Pulse of the People: A Socio-cultural Analysis; The Cultural Metafolklore & Is Impact on Folklore Study; International Approach to Folklore Study.

Keywords: Bangladesh, Bengali Folklore, West Bengal Myths, Bangla Bangladeshi, India South Asia, Oral Literature, Literary Criticism, Anthropology, Ethnography Myth