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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Elizabeth Tucker |
| ISBN: | 9780313341892 0313341893 |
| OCLC Number: | 226357704 |
| Description: | viii, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | One. Introduction. Light as a feather-- -- Tradition and creativity -- Reflections of social and political change -- Collecting folklore from children -- Folklore and education -- Two. Definitions and classifications. Childhood -- Folklore -- Play -- Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization -- Rhymes -- Taunts and counter-taunts -- Songs -- Cheers -- Games -- Pranks -- Narratives -- Rituals -- Material culture -- Three. Examples and texts. Introduction -- Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization -- Rhymes -- Taunts and counter-taunts -- Songs -- Cheers -- Games -- Pranks -- Narratives -- Rituals -- Material culture -- Four. Scholarship and approaches. Founding scholars -- Playground pioneers -- Performance -- Psychoanalytic approaches -- Gender -- Space and place -- The supernatural -- Cross-cultural comparison -- Aggression and violence -- Five. Contexts. Autobiography -- Children's literature -- Film -- Television -- Toys and games -- Dolls. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood folklore handbooks |
| Responsibility: | Elizabeth Tucker. |
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