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.

Meaning of Folklore
From Game to War and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore
Fables of the Ancients?
Bloody Mary in the Mirror
The Shabbat Elevator and other Sabbath Subterfuges
Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder
Holy Writ as Oral Lit
The Vampire
Walled-Up Wife
Folklore Matters
Work Hard and You Shall Be Rewarded
The Blood Libel Legend
In Quest of the Hero
Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella
Interpreting Folklore

Alan Dundes

Afterword by

Manly Traditions

Alan Dundes

Commentaries by

Karok Myths

Alan Dundes

Foreword by

Speak, Bird, Speak Again
The Raven and the Totem

Alan Dundes

Edited by

Folk Law
Flowering Tree
Oedipus
The Cockfight
Fire in the Dragon and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore
Mother Wit from the Laughing Barrel
Sacred Narrative
Interpreting Folklore