“…In this interdisciplinary study, the reader is invited to become familiar with the current folklore theory of oral poetry, which has a long tradition in Finland. …”

“…Annotation A Publication of the Texas Folklore Society, Southwestern Lore is about as representative as such a miscellany could be. …”

“…Sous la Troisième République, des milliers d'érudits locaux consacraient leurs loisirs à étudier l'histoire, le folklore et les traditions des villages. Le travail de production monographique était une source de prestige pour ces chercheurs qui, en dotant leur commune d'un patrimoine immatériel, tentaient de faire advenir une conscience collective dont les fondements objectifs étaient de moins en moins tangibles. …”

“…Aspects covered include language (Jamaican Patwa), religion, folklore, music, and dance to identify the continuities in an African-Jamaican aesthetic, which is understood here as an ongoing dialogue of cultural memory between the Caribbean, Africa, and diasporic spaces. …”

“…Performance tuning is an experimental science, but that doesn’t mean engineers should resort to guesswork and folklore to get the job done. Yet that’s often the case. …”

“…It is the latter which too often renders this knowledge esoteric and relinquishes it to a category of lore or folklore. Amanda Kearney is a Professorial Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. …”

“…Semitists, linguists, and anyone interested in the folklore of southern Arabia will find much valuable data and analysis in this volume, which is the most detailed grammatical study of a Modern South Arabian language yet published…”

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“…Eric Ketelaar, Gerard Rooijakkers and others each discuss a specific field of action within the cultural heritage: archives, literature, archeology, folklore. The collection ends with a reflection by Wessel Krul on the need of some to oppose the heritage idea or even the urge to destroy heritage…”

“…Loin de la “vraie” littérature, on côtoierait le folklore, et la complaisance ; et nos écrivains ne sont pas évoqués sans une certaine gêne. …”

“…Starting with a consideration of the criminal corpse in the medieval and early modern periods, chapters go on to review the histories of criminal justice, of medical history and of gibbeting under the Murder Act, and ends with some discussion of the afterlives of the corpse, in literature, folklore and in contemporary medical ethics. Using sophisticated insights from cultural history, archaeology, literature, philosophy and ethics as well as medical and crime history, this book is a uniquely interdisciplinary take on a fascinating historical phenomenon…”

“…Their narratives return to the archives of Arabic folklore, Islamic piety, and mysticism to explore less coercive ways of knowing, seeing, and seeking. …”

“…Expert C Programming is a must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the implementation, practical use, and folklore of C."--Jacket…”

“…Le soleil de minuit, le cap Nord, les aurores boréales, le folklore : combien de clichés caractérisent le Grand Nord et depuis des siècles ! …”

“…Les prospections qu’expérimentent ses textes trouvent leur source dans le milieu naturel et rural, célèbrent l’amour, les gens et les êtres fantastiques du folklore catalan, s’engagent avec les réfugiés face à toutes les frontières et à tout abîme intérieur et extérieur qui opprime l’être. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cultura, jerarquización y poderCultura dominante y cultura dominada; Cultura de la pobreza; Cultura popular; Cultura de masas; La cultura como folklore; Rescate o revitalización cultural; 7. La cultura como construcción simbólica; 8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Living with Disability in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico 44 Defining the Role of Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Persons with Disability in the Fatick Region, Senegal, and the Mono Region, Benin 58 Folklore Based Analysis for a Culture-Specific Concept of Inclusive Education 78 Blindness in South and East Asia: Using History to Inform Development 88 Some Cultural Representations of Disability in Jordan: Concepts and Beliefs 102 Bio-Medical versus Indigenous Approaches to Disability 114 The Use of Non-Western Approaches for Special Education in the Western World. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; How to use this book; Part I The motivation savvy-up; 1 A most alluring motivational folklore; Stuff gets warped; Positive thinking and the danger of belief; Getting strategic with optimism; This is where we need to suspend disbelief; Overcoming the cult of success; The secret to secrets (and other things you don't know); Declaring war on 'just because'; The allure of quick fixes; Motivation - strategy and design; Tactics are a bit like cooking ingredients…”

“…The work targets both specialists and general readers interested in folklore and dance history, highlighting the unique role of dance as a cultural expression and its potential to connect people globally…”

“…De este encuentro, surgieron imâgenes impresionantes y una (vieja) historia de la mierda hecha a partir de cien-tos de historias dispersas por aquf y por alla en la literatura prehispânica, en las cronicas espanolas del siglo XVI, en la literatura de la Colonia, en el folklore, en los datos etnogrâficos, en los tratados médicos... …”