ISBN:
9780813134062
,
9780813134079
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 530 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Material Worlds
Series Statement:
Material Worlds Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Explaining Traditions : Folk Behavior in Modern Culture
DDC:
398.20973
Keywords:
Communication in folklore
;
Oral tradition
;
Folklore
;
Folklore - United States
;
Electronic books
;
United States Social life and customs
Abstract:
Why do humans hold onto traditions? Many pundits predicted that modernization and the rise of a mass culture would displace traditions, especially in America, but cultural practices still bear out the importance of rituals and customs in the development of identity, heritage, and community. In Explaining Traditions: Folk Behavior in Modern Culture, Simon J. Bronner discusses the underlying reasons for the continuing significance of traditions, delving into their social and psychological roles in everyday life, from old-time crafts to folk creativity on the Internet. Challenging prevailing noti
Description / Table of Contents:
Front cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Defining Tradition; 2. Explaining Tradition; 3. Building Tradition; 4. Making Tradition; 5. Adapting Tradition; 6. Fading Tradition; 7. Personalizing Tradition; 8. Symbolizing Tradition; 9. Sporting Tradition; 10. Virtual Tradition ; Notes; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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