Folklore and Cultural Character [electronic resource] / James W. Kiriazis.

Encompassing a synthesis of studies exploring folktales and culture (more specifically cultural character) this report points out that the anthropologist or folklorist must gain familiarity with the culture and its members to gain some understanding of its integrative themes to determine whether the...

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Main Author: Kiriazis, James W.
Corporate Author: Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1971.
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Summary:Encompassing a synthesis of studies exploring folktales and culture (more specifically cultural character) this report points out that the anthropologist or folklorist must gain familiarity with the culture and its members to gain some understanding of its integrative themes to determine whether they express wish fulfillment or reaction formation. The notion that a modal personality can be delineated for empirical examination through intensive study of the particular folklore of a particular society is examined through discussion involving examples of Polish, Zuni, Chinese, and Rhodesian culture. (RL)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED059646.
ERIC Note: Speech presented at the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association Conference, October 1970, at Gannon College, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Physical Description:9 p.