Author: Brunvard, Jan Harold.
Title: American Folklore. An Encyclopedia.
Description: New York / London Garland Publishing Company 1996 Bound, 812pp., 22,5x28,5cm., illustr. in col. and b/w., in good condition (binding with some traces of use, paper edges on top somewhat foxing, spine a little bit discolorated, inside in very good condition). ISBN 9780815307518. Contains over 500 articles. Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography.

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