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Author Dégh, Linda.

Title American folklore and the mass media / Linda Dégh
Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations
Series Folklore today
Folklore today.
Contents 1. The Variant and the Folklorization Process in the Basic Forms of Narration: Marchen and Legend -- 2. Magic for Sale: Marchen and Legend in TV Advertising -- 3. Magic as a Mail-Order Commodity -- 4. Beauty, Wealth, and Power: Career Choices for Women in Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Modern Media -- 5. Tape-Recording Miracles for Everyday Living: The Ethnography of a Pentecostal Community -- 6. Letters to the Dead -- Appendix: Sample Texts of In-Memoriam Advertisements
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-213) and index
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Subject Folklore -- United States.
Mass media -- United States.
Popular culture -- United States.
Ethnic mass media -- United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
Ethnic mass media
Folklore
Mass media
Popular culture
Volksliteratur
Massenmedien
Volkskultur
Massamedia.
Paranormale verschijnselen.
Volksverhalen.
Culture de masse -- États-Unis.
Médias -- États-Unis.
Culture populaire -- États-Unis.
Folklore -- États-Unis.
United States
USA
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0585019614
9780585019611