{"product_id":"folklore-methodology-formulated-by-julius-krohn-and-expanded-by-nordic-researchers-paperback-softback-9780292724327","title":"Folklore Methodology; Formulated by Julius Krohn and Expanded by Nordic Researchers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292724327","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFolklore Methodology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFormulated by Julius Krohn and Expanded by Nordic Researchers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaarle Krohn (Author), Roger L. Welsch (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292724327\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 1971\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe reappearance of a classic, such as Welsch's fine translation of Krohn's \u003ci\u003eFolklore Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e, is always a significant and welcome event .... \u003ci\u003eFolklore Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e is [Krohn's] exegetical formulation of the methodology of the Finnish School, its handbook of scientific folklore scholarship .... While both the method and its theoretical implications are subject to comment, criticism, and refutation, \u003ci\u003eFolklore Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e is a seminal work in folklore analysis.\u003c\/div\u003e (American Anthropologist)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kaarle Krohn's \u003ci\u003eFolklore Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e was the first systematic attempt to state a method of studying folkloristic materials. For centuries scholars had collected folkloristic texts and had commented on them, but they had not tried to formulate a method of investigating folklore. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFolklore Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e became the handbook for the great Finnish School of folklore research. It provided for its students a guide to the geographical research of traditional materials, a radical departure from the literary scholarship that had dominated folklore studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Krohn's book explores the causes and modes of folklore diffusion, development, and destruction; it outlines the influences that cause change in folklore; it provides valuable insights into the nature of folklore; and, finally, it develops geographic methods for analyzing, classifying, and reconstructing individual items from the folk repertoire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e While many developments have taken place since Krohn first published his guide, important new concepts of folklore research sprang from his efforts. For this reason, \u003ci\u003eFolklore Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e is mandatory reading for every serious student of folklore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword by Archer Taylor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Translator’\u003cbr\u003es Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Julius Krohn \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Demarcation of the Field of Work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Choice and Scope of the Problem \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e IV. Procurement of Materials \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e V. Screening the Materials \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e VI. Arranging the Materials \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e VII. Establishing Geographic Classifications \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e VIII. Procedure of Analysis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e IX. The Influence of Faulty Memory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e X. The Impulse toward Expansion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XI. Laws of Transformation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XII. Criteria \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XIII. Epic Laws \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XIV. The Basic Form \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XV. Identity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XVI. Homeland and Migration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XVII. Direction of Diffusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XVIII. Manner of Diffusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XIX. Time of Origin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XX. Foundations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e XXI. Epilogue \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734460821784,"sku":"9780292724327","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/folklore-methodology-formulated-by-julius-krohn-and-expanded-by-nordic-researchers-paperback-softback-9780292724327","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}