The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story Paperback - 2000
by Gordon Gerould
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In this classic study, originally published in 1908, Gordon Hall Gerould explores a body of literature devoted to the ghosts of the departed, lost souls who showed gratitude to those who took care of their bodies and assisted in getting rid of demons. Typically, the grateful dead stories concern a young hero who takes on the responsibility of seeing that an unburied corpse receives a proper burial. A stranger who offers to accompany and assist him turns out to be the ghost of the dead man, repaying the hero for his good deed.
Gerould surveys more than a hundred grateful dead stories, tracing their lineages, describing their common traits, and unraveling their variations. Through a close study of secular as well as religious stories, Gerould demonstrates the remarkable durability and adaptability of the grateful dead.
With this book, Gerould established methods that laid the foundations for modern folklore scholarship. Norm Cohen's introduction places Gerould and his legacy in this historical context.Details
- Title The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story
- Author Gordon Gerould
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition Th
- Pages 216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Illinois Press, Urbana / Chicago
- Date 2000-05
- ISBN 9780252068829 / 0252068823
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.48 x 0.63 in (20.98 x 13.92 x 1.60 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Grateful dead (Tale)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99047567
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.22
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