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Explaining traditions : folk behavior in modern culture, Simon J. Bronner

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"Why do humans hold onto traditions? Many pundits predicted that modernization and the rise of a mass culture would displace traditions, especially in America, but cultural practices still bear out the importance of rituals and customs in the development of identity, heritage, and community. In Explaining Traditions: Folk Behavior in Modern Culture, Simon J. Bronner discusses the underlying reasons for the continuing significance of traditions, delving into their social and psychological roles in everyday life, from old-time crafts to folk creativity on the Internet. Challenging prevailing notions of tradition as a relic of the past, Explaining Traditions provides deep insight into the nuances and purposes of living traditions in relation to modernity. Bronner's work forces readers to examine their own traditions and imparts a better understanding of raging controversies over the sustainability of traditions in the modern world"--Provided by publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 530 pages)
Contents
  • Defining tradition: on the meaning and politics of a "handy" concept
  • Explaining tradition: on folk and folkloristic logic
  • Building tradition: on control and authority in vernacular architecture
  • Making tradition: on craft in American consciousness
  • Adapting tradition: on folklore in human development
  • Fading tradition: on a dying language and lore
  • Personalizing tradition: on storytelling by an African American father and son
  • Symbolizing tradition: on the scatology of an ethnic identity
  • Sporting tradition: on the praxis of American football
  • Virtual tradition: on the Internet as a folk system
Isbn
9780813139494
Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5810/kentucky/9780813134062.001.0001
Instance
Label
Explaining traditions : folk behavior in modern culture
Title
Explaining traditions
Title remainder
folk behavior in modern culture
Statement of responsibility
Simon J. Bronner
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Why do humans hold onto traditions? Many pundits predicted that modernization and the rise of a mass culture would displace traditions, especially in America, but cultural practices still bear out the importance of rituals and customs in the development of identity, heritage, and community. In Explaining Traditions: Folk Behavior in Modern Culture, Simon J. Bronner discusses the underlying reasons for the continuing significance of traditions, delving into their social and psychological roles in everyday life, from old-time crafts to folk creativity on the Internet. Challenging prevailing notions of tradition as a relic of the past, Explaining Traditions provides deep insight into the nuances and purposes of living traditions in relation to modernity. Bronner's work forces readers to examine their own traditions and imparts a better understanding of raging controversies over the sustainability of traditions in the modern world"--Provided by publisher
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bronner, Simon J
Dewey number
398.20973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
GR105
LC item number
.B666 2011eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Folklore
  • Oral tradition
  • Communication in folklore
  • United States
  • United States
  • Social Science
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Communication in folklore
  • Folklore
  • Manners and customs
  • Oral tradition
  • United States
Label
Explaining traditions : folk behavior in modern culture, Simon J. Bronner
Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5810/kentucky/9780813134062.001.0001
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Defining tradition: on the meaning and politics of a "handy" concept -- Explaining tradition: on folk and folkloristic logic -- Building tradition: on control and authority in vernacular architecture -- Making tradition: on craft in American consciousness -- Adapting tradition: on folklore in human development -- Fading tradition: on a dying language and lore -- Personalizing tradition: on storytelling by an African American father and son -- Symbolizing tradition: on the scatology of an ethnic identity -- Sporting tradition: on the praxis of American football -- Virtual tradition: on the Internet as a folk system
Control code
ocn746920577
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 530 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780813139494
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
  • 22573/ctt2hh4sd
  • CC0724AD-C22D-48A3-AD3B-26E109084942
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o746920577
  • (OCoLC)746920577
Label
Explaining traditions : folk behavior in modern culture, Simon J. Bronner
Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5810/kentucky/9780813134062.001.0001
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Defining tradition: on the meaning and politics of a "handy" concept -- Explaining tradition: on folk and folkloristic logic -- Building tradition: on control and authority in vernacular architecture -- Making tradition: on craft in American consciousness -- Adapting tradition: on folklore in human development -- Fading tradition: on a dying language and lore -- Personalizing tradition: on storytelling by an African American father and son -- Symbolizing tradition: on the scatology of an ethnic identity -- Sporting tradition: on the praxis of American football -- Virtual tradition: on the Internet as a folk system
Control code
ocn746920577
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 530 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780813139494
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
  • 22573/ctt2hh4sd
  • CC0724AD-C22D-48A3-AD3B-26E109084942
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o746920577
  • (OCoLC)746920577

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