American Folklore: An Encyclopedia; Editor: Brunvand, Jan Harold; Paperback

Editor: Brunvand, Jan Harold
Series#:1551; Garland Reference Library of the Humanities; Paperback; 157 Illustrations, Index
794 pages
Published: October 1998
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN: 0815333501

Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures, genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. Some 150 illustrations illuminate the material. The coverage is fully illustrated, cross-referenced, and indexed.Brunvand, author of the standard textbook The Study of American Folklore (Third edition, 1986) and best known for his collections of urban legends, presents the ultimate reference work on folk culture in the US and Canada. Some 500 articles cover folk literature, music, crafts, sports, legendary fig