14. Folklore and Folklore Studies in Latin America
- Regina F. Bendix2,
- Galit Hasan-Rokem3
Published Online: 22 MAR 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118379936.ch14
Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Companion to Folklore, A
Additional Information
How to Cite
Fischman, F. (2012) Folklore and Folklore Studies in Latin America, in Companion to Folklore, A (eds R. F. Bendix and G. Hasan-Rokem), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118379936.ch14
Editor Information
- 2
Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
- 3
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 MAR 2012
- Published Print: 20 APR 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405194990
Online ISBN: 9781118379936
- Summary
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Keywords:
- Latin America, and folklore studies;
- “folklore,” widespread use in Latin America;
- “folklore” moving in different directions;
- Latin American folklore studies;
- peasants, and genuine folklore expressions;
- Teorías del Folklore en América Latina;
- new perspectives in folklore;
- new Latin American perspectives;
- folk culture insight, undermining nationalistic principle
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Folklore Studies in Latin America: From the Late Nineteenth-Century Precursors to the Present
The First Stage: The Precursors
The Second Stage: The Formative Years of Folklore Studies
The Third Stage: New Latin American Perspectives from the 1970s to the Present
Reappraising Latin American Folklore Studies
References