The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife: Topics and themes; Africa, Australia and OceaniaWilliam M. Clements Designed for students and general readers, this massive encyclopedia authoritatively reviews the folklore and folkways of cultures from around the world. |
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Topics and Themes in World Folklore | 1 |
Archives | 3 |
Bibliography | 5 |
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Abanyole African American Folklore ancestors ancient animal anthropologists areas atoll Australian Baule beliefs Benin Berber BIBLIOGRAPHY British called canoe carved celebrate ceremonies Chamorro chants chiefs Christian clan collections colonial context culture dance drum edited ethnic ethnographic Ethnopoetics European example festivals fieldwork fishing folklore studies folklorists folktales genres girls global groups Hawai'i Hawaiian heritage hero hula human identity Igbo important Islam islands Kiribati land language legends living lore Lunda magic Marquesan mbira modern motifs Museum myths narratives Nuer oral tradition origin Pacific performance play poetry political Polynesian popular proverbs public folklore region religious ritual Samoan Shona singing social society songs South spirits stories storytelling Swahili taarab tale texts tion Tiyo Soga Tongan tourism translated trickster Trobriand Islands Tuareg Tuvalu Tuvaluans twentieth century types University Press urban Vanuatu verbal art village Western Wolof women Xhosa York Yoruba Zande Zulu