Interpreting Folklore
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Often controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. His concern here is to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, and to use folklore to increase our understanding of human nature and culture.
Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes (1934-2005) was an American folklorist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was largely considered the most influential--and controversial--folklorist of his time.
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