Children's folklore : a handbook / Elizabeth Tucker.

Author/creator Tucker, Elizabeth, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Folklore and children--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Children--Folklore. --Handbooks, manuals, etc.

SeriesGreenwood folklore handbooks, 1549-733X
Greenwood folklore handbooks. ^A691649
Contents One. Introduction. Light as a feather-- -- Tradition and creativity -- Reflections of social and political change -- Collecting folklore from children -- Folklore and education -- Two. Definitions and classifications. Childhood -- Folklore -- Play -- Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization -- Rhymes -- Taunts and counter-taunts -- Songs -- Cheers -- Games -- Pranks -- Narratives -- Rituals -- Material culture -- Three. Examples and texts. Introduction -- Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization -- Rhymes -- Taunts and counter-taunts -- Songs -- Cheers -- Games -- Pranks -- Narratives -- Rituals -- Material culture -- Four. Scholarship and approaches. Founding scholars -- Playground pioneers -- Performance -- Psychoanalytic approaches -- Gender -- Space and place -- The supernatural -- Cross-cultural comparison -- Aggression and violence -- Five. Contexts. Autobiography -- Children's literature -- Film -- Television -- Toys and games -- Dolls.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008019925
ISBN9780313341892 (alk. paper)
ISBN0313341893 (alk. paper)