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The role of objects and images in everyday life are illuminated incisively in Material Vernaculars, which combines historical, ethnographic, and object-based methods across a diverse range of material and visual cultural forms. The contributors to this volume offer revealing insights into the significance of such practices as scrapbooking, folk art produced by the elderly, the wedding coat in Osage ceremonial exchanges, temporary huts built during...
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These twenty-one animal tales from the Colombian Caribbean coast represent a sampling of the traditional stories that are told during all-night funerary wakes. The tales are told in the semi-sacred space of the patio (backyard) of homes as part of the funerary ritual that includes other aesthetic and expressive practices such as jokes, song games, board games, and prayer. In this volume these stories are situated within their performance contexts...
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The Cheetah's TearstainsThe evil and lazy hunter steals the Cheetah's two cubs, intending to train them to hunt for him. Cheetah is devastated by the loss of her two cubs and cries so many tears that they stain her face. An old man asks Cheetah why she is crying and upon hearing of her loss tells the village chieftain what the hunter has done. But can the village chieftain re-unite the tearful cheetah with her two cubs? A myth from Africa.The Great...
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Immerse yourself in 'The Three Little City Pigs: Building for the Future', a captivating story from the 'Reimagined Fairy Tales' series by DanOwlStory.This modern rendition breathes new life into the classic English folktale, tracing its literary roots back to the 19th century, notably in James Halliwell-Phillipps's 'Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Tales' (1843).Set against the backdrop of a lively city suburb, this tale follows three innovative piglets...
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Twilight fans—get ready to go back to the place where your obsession began.
The woods behind seventeen-year-old Jayden James' home in Forks, Washington are a place of many things. They are his escape from the bourbon ghost of his mother, the tireless torment of the town bully, and the place where he first lays eyes on Alexa, the new girl in town—a girl who makes his heart feel as if it beats for the first time.
Yes, the woods are his shelter....
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As part of this multilayered conversation about stigma, this volume discusses the relationship between the stigmatized individual and our role as researchers. Here we address our own perspectives as researchers struggling with stigma issues and tellability, as well as scholarly reflexive concerns dealing with what can't be said when working with stigmatized groups or topics. The disciplinary focus of folklore positions us well to concentrate on the...
12) Cats for Dinner
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Filled with suspense, non-stop chases, animal traps, narrow escapes, ancient mythology, and crime scene CSI-style adventures, Cats for Dinner is the first in a series of books that are essentially the XFILES for kids.It is very safe to say that curiosity will almost kill the cat. But, then again, why not? Why be safe? After all, 'nice' is overrated.
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Celebrated folklorist, Dorothy Noyes, offers an unforgettable glimpse of her craft and the many ways it matters. Folklore is the dirty linen of modernity, carrying the traces of working bodies and the worlds they live in. It is necessary but embarrassing, not easily blanched and made respectable for public view, although sometimes this display is deemed useful. The place of folklore studies among modern academic disciplines has accordingly been marginal...
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Join Aedin Beadin who loves readin' on an enchanting adventure as she discovers the wonders of growth and patience in her journey to cultivate her very own orange tree! With the guidance of her beloved great-grandfather, Papa, and the spirit of curiosity that drives her, Aedin learns that nurturing a tiny seed can lead to the most magnificent of outcomes.
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When heritage becomes a commodity, when culture is instrumental in driving tourism, and when individuals assert ownership over either, social, ideological, political, and economic motivations intertwine. Bestowing value on "culture" is itself a culturally rooted act, and the essays gathered in Culture and Value focus on the motivations and value regimes people in particular times and contexts have generated to enhance the visibility and prestige of...
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After saving the life of a handsome human, Arielle becomes fascinated with life on land, willing even to trade her mermaid fins for legs. To be human for more than a year and a day, she must marry her true love, and she must give up all memory of her past. Accepting this, she is stranded on the Brighton beach, where she is found and adopted by a pair of spinsters. She adapts to her new life, until one evening in a crowded ballroom she meets a handsome...
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Why is there no "Grand Theory" in the study of folklore? Talcott Parsons (1902—1979) advocated "grand theory," which put the analysis of social phenomena on a new track in the broadest possible terms. Not all sociologists or folklorists accept those broad terms, some still adhere to the empirical level. Through a forum sponsored by the American Folklore Society, the diverse answers to the question of such a theory arrived at substantial agreement:...
18) Cuentos Famosos
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¡HOY TE LLEVAMOS UN ENORME REGALO!¿QUIERES QUE TU HIJO APRENDA VALORES O QUIERES FORTALECER SU HÁBITO DE LECTURA? , si la respuesta es ¡SÍ! , ESTE LIBRO ES PARA ELLOS , se ha demostrado que la LECTURA Y EL EJERCICIO MENTAL ayuda a desarrollar la concentración, la percepción y estimula la empatía en los niños, todo nuestro equipo produjo un contenido atractivo para la mente de su hijo y efectivo a la hora de DESARROLLAR EL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO...
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Dive into the enchanting and unseen world of garden gnomes in "Oh, Give Me A Home," a tale that unveils the mysteries and adventures of the dedicated protectors of our gardens. By day, they stand motionless, adorning our flower beds and vegetable patches with their whimsical presence. Yet, as dusk falls and the world falls asleep, these seemingly inanimate figures come to life, embarking on their true mission.
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¡HOY TE LLEVAMOS UN ENORME REGALO!¿QUIERES QUE TU HIJO APRENDA VALORES O QUIERES FORTALECER SU HÁBITO DE LECTURA? , si la respuesta es ¡SÍ! , ESTE LIBRO ES PARA ELLOS , se ha demostrado que la LECTURA Y EL EJERCICIO MENTAL ayuda a desarrollar la concentración, la percepción y estimula la empatía en los niños, todo nuestro equipo produjo un contenido atractivo para la mente de su hijo y efectivo a la hora de DESARROLLAR EL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO...
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