A Companion to Folklore

A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe.

• An unprecedented collection of original, state of the art essays on folklore authored by international experts
• Examines the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore
• Considers folklore in the context of multi-disciplinary topics that include poetics, performance, religious practice, myth, ritual and symbol, oral textuality, history, law, politics and power as well as the social base of folklore
• Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title

Author: Regina F. Bendix
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 08/25/2014
Pages: 688
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781118863145

About the Author

Regina F. Bendix is Professor of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology at Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany.

Galit Hasan-Rokem is Max and Margarethe Grunwald Professor of Folklore, and Professor of Hebrew Literature at the Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.