“…Mais aussi entre tradition et folklore, entre émancipation et exploitation. La cheikha, chanteuse traditionnelle autrefois respectée et honorée, seule maîtresse de la fête, est devenue une danseuse lascive méprisée, repoussée aux franges de la misère et de la prostitution. …”

“…Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. The plight of Anna Karenina, the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts emphasizing humility as the mother of virtues, the trauma of the Bolshevik revolution, the current economic upheavals wracking the country-- these are only a few of the symptoms of what The Slave Soul of Russia identifies as a veritable cult of suffering that has been centuries in the making. …”

“…Terre d’accueil de nombreux immigrés européens au Mexique et berceau d’un folklore local jaloux de sa richesse, Guadalajara voit se méler durant le Porfiriat (1877-1910) cultures européennes et mexicaine, voyageurs et tapatíos, revendication d’une culture régionale originale et regard sur l’Europe. …”

“… En enero y febrero de 1963, Dan Grenholm y Lennart Olson visitaron el País Vasco durante varias semanas, realizando el rodaje para “Basker” y “Bonde i Baskerland”, dos cortometrajes documentales etnográficos sobre cultura y folklore vascos que se emitieron en la Sveriges Radio TV (ente de televisión pública sueca) en verano de ese mismo año. …”

“…Orlando Figes analiza con detenimiento el panorama cultural entre finales del siglo XIX y las vanguardias para centrarse específicamente en las relaciones entre la alta cultura, notablemente influenciada por las costumbres, el arte y la literatura franceses, y el folklore tradicional. Mediante el análisis del diálogo entre un ámbito y otro en el campo de la música, la pintura, la literatura, etc., Figes explora qué es lo esencialmente ruso y cómo se crea la conciencia de la identidad cultural rusa, algo realmente complejo tratándose de un país tan enorme, complejo y heterogéneo. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Discovery of Quaternions; 1.1 Hamilton's Walk; 1.2 Then Came Octonions; 1.3 The Quaternion Revival; Chapter 2. Folklore of Rotations; 2.1 The Belt Trick; 2.2 The Rolling Ball; 2.3 The Apollo 10 Gimbal-lock Incident; 2.4 3D Game Developer's Nightmare; 2.5 The Urban Legend of the Upside-down F16; 2.6 Quaternions to the Rescue; Chapter 3. …”

“…Representado en todas las formas artísticas posibles a lo largo de la historia del país, como los grabados Ukiyo-e, y numerosas leyendas del folklore japonés. Uno de los símbolos más importantes de Japón, el monte Fuji, cobra un papel principal como nexo de los protagonistas de este relato de viajes: tres viajeros, movidos por diferentes razones, deciden alcanzar la cima del volcán, el punto más alto de todo Japón. …”

“…Puisant dans les mythes et dans le folklore, les quatre textes ici présentés et traduits appartiennent à cette dernière catégorie : le Dit de Thorstein le Colosse-de-Ia Ferme, le Dit de Helgi Fils de Thorir, la Saga de Sturlaug l'Industrieux, et la Saga d'Egille Manchot et d'Asmund Tueur-de-Guerriers-Fauves. …”

“…C’est plutôt l’étude du folklore, où l’analyse de la culture populaire est orientée par un intérêt spécifique pour les antagonismes qui la structurent. …”

“…Sadur's plays are inspired by symbolist drama, the theater of the absurd and Russian folklore, yet are also infused with contemporary reality and populated by contemporary characters. …”

“…Dispelling much of the folklore surrounding software maintenance, Software Maintenance Success Recipes identifies actionable formulas for success based on in-depth analysis of more than 200 real-world maintenance projects. …”

“…Against this background it illustrates the creation of humor in several folklore genres and across several cultures. Finally, it reconciles this understanding with various already familiar ways of explaining humor and laughter…”

“…The studies draw on different disciplines, including cultural history, sociology and ethnography, folklore studies, palaeography and socio-historical linguistics. …”

“…Employées sans réelle distinction de sens par la plupart des commentateurs de la vie politique à l’occasion des soirées électorales, les expressions de « fief », « bastion », « terre de mission » et « désert » électoraux semblent communément renvoyer à une identité politique locale où s’entremêlent tradition, folklore et jeu d’influence d’une famille ou d’une personnalité politique. …”

“…Weems, a participant-observer with a multidisciplinary background in anthropology, folklore, religious studies, cultural studies, and somatic studies, considers the cultural and ethical dimensions of what to outsiders might seem to be just wild, flamboyant parties. …”

“…The Environment in the Age of the Internet is an interdisciplinary collection that draws together research and answers from media and communication studies, social sciences, modern history, and folklore studies. Edited by Heike Graf, its focus is on the communicative approaches taken by different groups to ecological issues, shedding light on how these groups tell their distinctive stories of "the environment". …”

“…It is because of this deep embedding of narrative in everyday life that its study has become a wide research field including disciplines as diverse as linguistics, literary theory, folklore, clinical psychology, cognitive and developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, and history.In Telli…”

“…This collection of thirteen chapters answers new questions about rhyme, with views from folklore, ethnopoetics, the history of literature, literary criticism and music criticism, psychology and linguistics. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Hinson -- Unraveling folklore : the thread of Appalachia / Joyce L. Graham -- The impact of economic development on women : women and the welfare state in Southern Appalachia / Mary Anglin -- The Richmond, Kentucky solar energy community assessment / J. …”

“…Hernán Ríos' book explores the art and practice of musical improvisation, drawing from his personal journey and experiences in classical, Argentine folklore, and jazz music. The book discusses the importance of improvisation as a means of artistic expression and personal growth. …”