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Author Burrison, John A., 1942-

Title Roots of a region : Southern folk culture / John A. Burrison
Published Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 236 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, music
Contents The core of the culture : folk traditions and the big regional picture -- Goobers, grits, and greasy greens : what's Southern about Southern folk culture? -- An early international crossroads : the diverse roots of Southern folk culture -- Journey of the jug : an artifact-based case study -- Georgia on my mind : a place-based case study -- Branches and new shoots : Southern folk culture today and tomorrow
Summary Roots of a Region reveals the importance of folk traditions in shaping and expressing the American South. This overview covers the entire region and all forms of expression-oral, musical, customary, and material. --from publisher description
Analysis Multi-User
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index
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Subject Regionalism -- Southern States
Material culture -- Southern States
Folk music -- Southern States
Folklore -- Southern States
Oral tradition -- Southern States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
Folk music
Folklore
Manners and customs
Material culture
Oral tradition
Regionalism
Alltagskultur
SUBJECT Southern States -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125663
Subject Southern States
USA -- Südstaaten
Form Electronic book
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