Parsing through Customs
| Author | : Alan Dundes |
| Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2003-03-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780299112639 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0299112632 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (632 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Parsing through Customs by : Alan Dundes
Download or read book Parsing through Customs written by Alan Dundes and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003-03-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these stimulating essays, Alan Dundes presents a history of psychoanalytic studies of folklore while also showing how folklore methodology can be used to clarify and validate psychoanalytic theory. Dundes’ work is unique in its symbolic analysis of the ordinary imagination. His data are children’s games, folktales, everyday speech, cultural metaphors for power and prestige, and rituals associated with childbirth.
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