Explaining traditions : folk behavior in modern culture / Simon J. Bronner.

Author/creator Bronner, Simon J.
Format Book
Publication InfoLexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 530 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Defining tradition: on the meaning and politics of a "handy" concept -- Explaining tradition: on folk and folkloristic logic -- Building tradition: on control and authority in vernacular architecture -- Making tradition: on craft in American consciousness -- Adapting tradition: on folklore in human development -- Fading tradition: on a dying language and lore -- Personalizing tradition: on storytelling by an African American father and son -- Symbolizing tradition: on the scatology of an ethnic identity -- Sporting tradition: on the praxis of American football -- Virtual tradition: on the Internet as a folk system.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 459-508) and index.
LCCN 2011017139
ISBN9780813134062 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0813134064 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813134079 (ebook)
ISBN0813134072 (ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GR105 .B666 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold