{"product_id":"9781405194990","title":"A Companion to Folklore","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Folklore\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRegina F. Bendix | Galit Hasan-Rokem\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e contains an original and comprehensive set of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. This state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e covers four main areas: the first section engages with the practices and theoretical approaches developed to understand the phenomena of folklore; the second discusses the distinctive shapes that folklore studies have taken in different locations in time and space; the third examines the interaction of folklore with various media, as well as folklore’s commoditization. In the final section on practice, essays offer insights into how folklorists work, what they do, and ways in which they have institutionalized their field. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, contributors investigate the interplay of folklore and folkloristics in both academic and political arenas; they evaluate key issues in the folk life of communities from around the world, including China, post-communist Russia, post-colonial India, South America, Israel and Japan. The result is a unique reflection and understanding of the profoundly different research histories and current perspectives on international research in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Editors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegina Bendix\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Anthropology\/European Ethnology at Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany, and serves as co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEthnologia Europaea\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Authenticity\u003c\/i\u003e, and has co-edited \u003ci\u003ePrädikat Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e (with Dorothee Hemme and Markus Tauschek), \u003ci\u003eCultural Property: Forschungsperspektiven\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kilian Bizer and Stefan Groth), and \u003ci\u003eCulture and Property\u003c\/i\u003e (Special Issue of \u003ci\u003eEthnologia Europaea\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited with Valdimar Hafstein). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGalit Hasan-Rokem\u003c\/b\u003e is Max and Margarethe Grunwald Professor of Folklore, and Professor of Hebrew Literature at the Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWeb of Life: Folklore and Midrash in Rabbinic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales of the Neighborhood: Jewish Narrative Dialogues in Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a published poet in Hebrew and translation and has co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe Wandering Jew: Interpretations of a Christian Legend\u003c\/i\u003e (with A. Dundes). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405194990\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e688\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379167129740,"sku":"9781405194990","price":224.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405194990.jpg?v=1780112967","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405194990","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}