Greek and Roman folklore: a handbook/ Graham Anderson.

By: Anderson, GrahamMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Greenwood folklore handbooksPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006Description: x, 234 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 0313335753 (alk. paper); 9780313335754 (alk. paper); 9780313335754Subject(s): Folklore -- Greece | Folklore -- RomeDDC classification: 398.20939
Contents:
"Or so people say" : some definitions and approaches -- Fountains of tradition : some sources of folklore in antiquity -- Passing it on : the transmission of folklore -- Traditional forms : folktale, myth, fairy tale, legend -- Folk wit and wisdom : from fable to anecdote -- The personnel of folklore : from nymphs to bogeymen -- Folk customs, luck, superstition -- Animal, vegetable, mineral : the natural world in popular perception -- Medicine and magic -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-221) and index.

"Or so people say" : some definitions and approaches -- Fountains of tradition : some sources of folklore in antiquity -- Passing it on : the transmission of folklore -- Traditional forms : folktale, myth, fairy tale, legend -- Folk wit and wisdom : from fable to anecdote -- The personnel of folklore : from nymphs to bogeymen -- Folk customs, luck, superstition -- Animal, vegetable, mineral : the natural world in popular perception -- Medicine and magic -- Conclusion.

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