The storytellers' journey : an American revival / Joseph Daniel Sobol.

Author/creator Sobol, Joseph Daniel
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxvi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The archetype of the storyteller -- The motif of serendipity in the birth of the storytelling revival -- From serendipity to ceremony: the traditionalization of the national storytelling festival -- The storyteller's journey: the national storytelling festival as ritualization of the revival mythos -- Alternative models of community: dynamics of local, regional, and national storytelling revival associations -- "Blood on the porch": the Protestant Reformation of NAPPS -- Concluding thoughts and stories with morals: reflections on an American revival -- Bibliography -- Index.
Local noteLittle-328731--305131025937$
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-260) and index.
LCCN 98019690
ISBN0252024362 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0252067460 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GR72.3 .S62 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold