Traditional Storytelling Today: An International SourcebookMargaret Read MacDonald Traditional Storytelling Today explores the diversity of contemporary storytelling traditions and provides a forum for in-depth discussion of interesting facets of comtemporary storytelling. Never before has such a wealth of information about storytelling traditions been gathered together. Storytelling is alive and well throughout the world as the approximately 100 articles by more than 90 authors make clear. Most of the essays average 2,000 words and discuss a typical storytelling event, give a brief sample text, and provide theory from the folklorist. A comprehensive index is provided. Bibliographies afford the reader easy access to additional resources. |
Contents
The Meaning of the Meaningless Refrain in Igbo Folk Songs and Storytelling | |
The Dogon Creation Story | |
Context and Variability | |
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Traditional Storytelling Today: An International Sourcebook Margaret Read MacDonald Limited preview - 1999 |
Traditional Storytelling Today: An International Sourcebook Margaret Read MacDonald Limited preview - 2013 |
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Aarne-Thompson American animals audience Bush Cows called century characters Chhattisgarhi collected contemporary context cowboy poetry culture dance dialect Dogon edited entertainment epic example experience fairy tale fairy tales female Folklore folklorists folktales formulas Fulani function Further Reading Galicia gathering genre Germany ghost girl Hawaiian Hawaiian language hero human Hupa ideophones Igbo Igede Indian Jack Jack Tales jokes Kamsá king language learned listener literature living logger Lushootseed märchen Mennonites mother mythical myths narrative narrator night oral tradition p'ansori performance plot popular present recited recorded region religious repertoire ritual role Saramaka singing social society songs spirit Spiv storytelling event storytelling tradition style Swiss Mennonites tell stories teller Tētis texts themes told Totonacs traditional storytelling translated Traveller Tuareg University Press urban legends versions village woman women words York young