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Storytelling Encyclopedia: Historical, Cultural, and Multiethnic Approaches to Oral Traditions Around the World

Book Description


This is the first definitive reference work to address the substantive elements of oral storytelling, a form of communication that dates back to the dawn of humanity. It is an A to Z collection of over 700 entries covering such major storytelling elements as motifs, character types, tale types, place names, and creation mythologies and storytelling techniques of cultures around the world... More
Book Information
PublisherGreenwood Publishing Group
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages556
ISBN-101573560251
ISBN-13978-1573560252
Publication Date09/23/1997
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About David Adams Leeming (Editor) : David Adams Leeming is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of David Adams Leeming include The Dictionary of Folklore (Watts Refere... more
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