The Individual and Tradition

Folkloristic Perspectives

Ray Cashman, Tom Mould, Pravina Shukla

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Indiana University Press
21 September 2011

Folk art; Folk dancing; Folk & traditional music; Folklore, myths & legends; Social & cultural anthropology

Profiles of artists and performers from around the world form the basis of this innovative volume that explores the many ways individuals engage with, carry on, revive, and create tradition. Leading scholars in folklore studies consider how the field has addressed the connections between performer and tradition and examine theoretical issues involved in fieldwork and the analysis and dissemination of scholarship in the context of relationships with the performers. Honoring Henry Glassie and his remarkable contributions to the field of folklore, these vivid case studies exemplify the best of performer-centered ethnography.

Edited by: Ray Cashman, Tom Mould, Pravina Shukla
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 726g
ISBN: 9780253223739
ISBN 10: 0253223733
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 21 September 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ray Cashman is Associate Professor of English and Folklore Studies at Ohio State University and author of Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border (IUP, 2008). Tom Mould is Associate Professor of Anthropology and director of PERCS, the Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies, at Elon University. He is author of Choctaw Prophecy: A Legacy of the Future and Choctaw Tales. Pravina Shukla is Associate Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington and author of The Grace of Four Moons (IUP, 2007).

Reviews for The Individual and Tradition: Folkloristic Perspectives

This book is strongly recommended to anyone interested in vernacular traditions and their re-creation in the individual imagination -Journal of Folklore Research [This] volume is a significant contribution to the field as well as a useful tool for teaching and research. -Journal of American Folklore