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American Folklore: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1551) by Jan Harold Brunvand is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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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. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
Who reads American Folklore: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1551)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jan Harold Brunvand
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780815339984
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Reference, Folklore
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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