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Greek and Roman folklore : a handbook
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Greek and Roman folklore : a handbook

Author: Graham Anderson
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
Series: Greenwood folklore handbooks
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Graham Anderson
ISBN: 0313335753 9780313335754 9780313335754
OCLC Number: 65764872
Description: x, 234 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: "Or so people say" : some definitions and approaches -- Fountains of tradition : some sources of folklore in antiquity -- Passing it on : the transmission of folklore -- Traditional forms : folktale, myth, fairy tale, legend -- Folk wit and wisdom : from fable to anecdote -- The personnel of folklore : from nymphs to bogeymen -- Folk customs, luck, superstition -- Animal, vegetable, mineral : the natural world in popular perception -- Medicine and magic -- Conclusion.
Series Title: Greenwood folklore handbooks
Responsibility: Graham Anderson.
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