Myth, ritual and the oral /

Myth, ritual and the oral /

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Author / Creator:Goody, Jack.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (vi, 180 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Oral tradition.
Folklore -- Performance.
Storytelling.
Ritual.
Folklore -- Performance.
Oral tradition.
Ritual.
Storytelling.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11826678
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ISBN:9780511909757
0511909756
9780511906954
0511906951
9780511908248
0511908245
9780511778896
0511778899
9780521763011
0521763010
9780521128032
052112803X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:In Myth, Ritual and the Oral Jack Goody, one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists, returns to the related themes of myth, orality and literacy, subjects that have long been a touchstone in anthropological thinking. Combining classic papers with recent unpublished work, this volume brings together some of the most important essays written on these themes in the past half century, representative of a lifetime of critical engagement and research. In characteristically clear and accessible style, Jack Goody addresses fundamental conceptual schemes underpinning modern anthropology, providing potent critiques of current theoretical trends. Drawing upon his highly influential work on the LoDagaa myth of the Bagre, Goody challenges structuralist and functionalist interpretations of oral 'literature', stressing the issues of variation, imagination and creativity, and the problems of methodology and analysis. These insightful, and at times provocative, essays will stimulate fresh debate and prove invaluable to students and teachers of social anthropology. -- Back cover.
Other form:Print version: Goody, Jack. Myth, ritual and the oral. New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2010 9780521763011
Standard no.:9786612818530

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