Marrow of Human Experience, The Essays on Folklore by William A. Wilson / by Wilson, William Albert, 1861-1951

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The importance of folklore -- The deeper necessity : folklore and the humanities -- Building bridges : folklore in the academy -- Arts and cultural policy -- "Something there is that doesn't love a wall" -- The folk speak : everyday life in pioneer oral narratives -- Documenting folklore -- Folklore and national identity -- Herder, folklore, and romantic nationalism -- Sibelius, the Kalevala, and Karelianism -- Folklore, nationalism, and the challenge of the future -- Finns in a new world : a folkloristic perspective -- Folklore, religion, and who we are -- The concept of the west and other hindrances to the study of Mormon folklore -- The study of Mormon folklore : an uncertain mirror for truth -- On being human : the folklore of Mormon missionaries -- The seriousness of Mormon humor -- Freeways, parking lots, and ice cream stands : three nephites in contemporary Mormon culture -- "Teach me all that I must do" : the practice of Mormon religion -- Personal narratives : the family novel -- A daughter's biography of William A. …”
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Marrow of Human Experience, The : Essays on Folklore by William A. Wilson / by Wilson, William Albert, 1861-1951

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The importance of folklore -- The deeper necessity : folklore and the humanities -- Building bridges : folklore in the academy -- Arts and cultural policy -- "Something there is that doesn't love a wall" -- The folk speak : everyday life in pioneer oral narratives -- Documenting folklore -- Folklore and national identity -- Herder, folklore, and romantic nationalism -- Sibelius, the Kalevala, and Karelianism -- Folklore, nationalism, and the challenge of the future -- Finns in a new world : a folkloristic perspective -- Folklore, religion, and who we are -- The concept of the west and other hindrances to the study of Mormon folklore -- The study of Mormon folklore : an uncertain mirror for truth -- On being human : the folklore of Mormon missionaries -- The seriousness of Mormon humor -- Freeways, parking lots, and ice cream stands : three nephites in contemporary Mormon culture -- "Teach me all that I must do" : the practice of Mormon religion -- Personal narratives : the family novel -- A daughter's biography of William A. …”
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Marrow of Human Experience, The Essays on Folklore by William A. Wilson / by Wilson, William Albert, 1861-1951

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The importance of folklore -- The deeper necessity : folklore and the humanities -- Building bridges : folklore in the academy -- Arts and cultural policy -- "Something there is that doesn't love a wall" -- The folk speak : everyday life in pioneer oral narratives -- Documenting folklore -- Folklore and national identity -- Herder, folklore, and romantic nationalism -- Sibelius, the Kalevala, and Karelianism -- Folklore, nationalism, and the challenge of the future -- Finns in a new world : a folkloristic perspective -- Folklore, religion, and who we are -- The concept of the west and other hindrances to the study of Mormon folklore -- The study of Mormon folklore : an uncertain mirror for truth -- On being human : the folklore of Mormon missionaries -- The seriousness of Mormon humor -- Freeways, parking lots, and ice cream stands : three nephites in contemporary Mormon culture -- "Teach me all that I must do" : the practice of Mormon religion -- Personal narratives : the family novel -- A daughter's biography of William A. …”
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Marrow of Human Experience, The : Essays on Folklore by William A. Wilson / by Wilson, William Albert, 1861-1951

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The importance of folklore -- The deeper necessity : folklore and the humanities -- Building bridges : folklore in the academy -- Arts and cultural policy -- "Something there is that doesn't love a wall" -- The folk speak : everyday life in pioneer oral narratives -- Documenting folklore -- Folklore and national identity -- Herder, folklore, and romantic nationalism -- Sibelius, the Kalevala, and Karelianism -- Folklore, nationalism, and the challenge of the future -- Finns in a new world : a folkloristic perspective -- Folklore, religion, and who we are -- The concept of the west and other hindrances to the study of Mormon folklore -- The study of Mormon folklore : an uncertain mirror for truth -- On being human : the folklore of Mormon missionaries -- The seriousness of Mormon humor -- Freeways, parking lots, and ice cream stands : three nephites in contemporary Mormon culture -- "Teach me all that I must do" : the practice of Mormon religion -- Personal narratives : the family novel -- A daughter's biography of William A. …”
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