Fields of Folklore: Essays in Honor of Kenneth S. Goldstein

by Abrahams, Roger D. (editor)

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Book description: Bloomington, IN, U.S.A: Trickster Press, 1995. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. A collection of articles by eminent folklorists honoring their colleague Kenneth Goldstein, chairman of the Folklore and Folklife Department of the University of Pennsylvania, editor of the Journal of American Folklore, former president of the American Folklore Society, and celebrating the traditions that defined the field of folklore studies in the latter half of the 20th century; contributors examine topics ranging from Goldstein's own theoretical positions and the process of fieldwork to discussions of folk belief, ethnic diversity, children's folklore, Native American texts, early American rituals, women's folklore; contributors include Roger Abrahams, Dan Ben-Amos, Tristram Coffin, Henry Glassie, Herbert Halpert, David Hufford, Dell Hymes, Virginia Hymes, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Margaret Mills, Peter Narvaez, John Roberts, Dan Rose, Neil Rosenberg, Robert St. George, Brian Sutton-Smith, John Szwed, Janet Theophano, Gerald Thomas, and J.D.A. Widdowson; includes a bibliography of Goldstein's works (green cover with gold and white lettering, photo of Goldstein on the back, slight edgewear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

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