Interpreting Folklore..". Dundes has produced a work which will be useful to both students and teachers who wish to broaden their understanding of modern folklore." -- Center for Southern Folklore Magazine "It is impossible ever to remain unimpressed with [Dundes'] excursuses, however much one may be in disagreement (or not) with his conclusions." -- Forum for Modern Language Studies Often controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. His concern here is to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, and to use folklore to increase our understanding of human nature and culture. |
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... envy . According to Sumner ( 1960 : 434 ) , " It is assumed that demons envy human success and prosperity and so inflict loss and harm on the successful . ” There is no question that envy is somehow closely related to the evil eye ...
... envy . According to Sumner ( 1960 : 434 ) , " It is assumed that demons envy human success and prosperity and so inflict loss and harm on the successful . ” There is no question that envy is somehow closely related to the evil eye ...
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... envy , coupled with the device of projection . " Whoever possesses something at once valuable and fragile is afraid of the envy of others , in that he projects onto them the envy he would have felt in their place " ( 1959 : 393 ) ...
... envy , coupled with the device of projection . " Whoever possesses something at once valuable and fragile is afraid of the envy of others , in that he projects onto them the envy he would have felt in their place " ( 1959 : 393 ) ...
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... envy to be expressed in liquid terms . The have - nots envy the haves and desire their various liquids . Whether it is the dead who envy the living ( as in vampires who require the blood of the living and who are commonly referred to as ...
... envy to be expressed in liquid terms . The have - nots envy the haves and desire their various liquids . Whether it is the dead who envy the living ( as in vampires who require the blood of the living and who are commonly referred to as ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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