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Students learning about literature and language will gain a greater understanding of African American oral traditions, while social studies students will learn more about African American culture.

African American culture has long been recognized for its richness and breadth.

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Reprint. Originally published: 1952 with a revised edition in 1964.

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An easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography.

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On a tiny peninsula, the Inuit of Tikigaq worshipped the whales they killed, evolving an elaborate system of myths and rituals to accompany the hunt. Lowenstein began to explore these in 1973 and recorded the complex tales of the elders, providing a classic text on the vanishing culture of the North Alaskan wilderness.

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It looks at the critical and scholarly response to Arab folklore and the place of Arab folklore in contemporary culture. It surveys the critical and scholarly response to Arab folklore and discusses the importance of Arab folklore to popular culture.

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Argumentos difciles y verdades sencillas explota los prejuicios con argumentos discutibles. En un lapso de tiempo llamado vida, "La solidez de lo que creemos se mide segn lo que estemos dispuestos a sufrir por esas creencias". - Terrance B. McGee

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Written expressly for students and general readers, this book is a fascinating introduction to Asian American folktales.This book gathers together a selection of more than 30 Asian American folktales and groups them in thematic sections on origins;

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Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have lived as a child. There, they witness a series of religious dramas called ras lilas, whose central roles are performed by children. By translating four plays that collectively span this cycle, John Hawley provides a lively perspective on the mythology of

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A treasury of 35 Jewish stories and storytellers, from ancient tales and re-imagined classics to contemporary family stories, parables and humour. There are biographies of each author, who include the Grand Rabbi of Bluzhov, and comedian Sam Levenson.

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Is it possible that Diana Princess of Wales carried the bloodline of King Arthur in her veins If so, how did this happen, and does this make Prince William the 'once and future king'

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Accessible to students and general readers, this book is a concise but thorough introduction to Caribbean folklore.

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Chicanos and Chicanas are rooted in the cultures of African, European, and Native American groups. This great tripartite cultural legacy is evident in numerous folklore genres, such as myths, tales, and folksongs. Defining Chicano folklore, this volume provides background information on the historical contexts in which Chicanos have thrived.

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Included are chapters on the definition and classification of children's folklore, the presence of children's folklore in literature and popular culture, and the scholarly interpretation of children's folklore.

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This book offers a thoughtful analysis of how and why conspiracy thinking has become a popular mode of political discourse in the United States.

How did conspiracy thinking become such a significant and surprisingly widely accepted form of political thinking in the United States

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By the 1990s, it was not unusual to find conspiracies used as explanations for a wide range of political events that would otherwise seem to have quite ordinary explanations.