Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and FolkloreStorytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions. |
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Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore, Volume 1 Josepha Sherman No preview available - 2008 |
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American ancient animal ballads battle beautiful became belief bird brother bylini called century B.C.E. character claimed created creature culture daughter dead death deity demons devil dragon Dumuzi earth Egypt Egyptian Enki Enkidu Enlil Enmerkar epic evil fables fairy fantasy father fiction folklore folktales ghost giant Gilgamesh goddess gods golem Greek mythology Haemosu heaven hero Hittite horse Horus human Iliad Inanna Kalevala killed king known legends Liderc lived Lugalbanda magic medieval mermaid Mineola monster mother motif myth mythic night Ninurta Norse Mythology Odysseus Osiris Oxford University Press poem popular prince princess Rama Ravana rhymes ritual Roman Russian Rustam serpent Seth Siegfried snake sometimes songs Sources spirit story storytelling Sumerian sword tale type teeny-tiny tell teller Teshub told Tolkien tradition Trans tree trickster Trojan Trojan War underworld unicorn Uruk Vainamoinen vampire warrior wife woman York young Zeus