Children's folklore : a handbook
Children Folklore and children Social Science
Greenwood Press
2008
EISBN 9780313341908
Light as a feather--.
Tradition and creativity.
Reflections of social and political change.
Collecting folklore from children.
Folklore and education.
Definitions and classifications.
Childhood.
Folklore.
Play.
Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization.
Rhymes.
Taunts and counter-taunts.
Songs.
Cheers.
Games.
Pranks.
Narratives.
Rituals.
Material culture.
Examples and texts.
Introduction.
Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization.
Rhymes.
Taunts and counter-taunts.
Songs.
Cheers.
Games.
Pranks.
Narratives.
Rituals.
Material culture.
Scholarship and approaches.
Founding scholars.
Playground pioneers.
Performance.
Psychoanalytic approaches.
Gender.
Space and place.
The supernatural.
Cross-cultural comparison.
Aggression and violence.
Contexts.
Autobiography.
Children's literature.
Film.
Television.
Toys and games.
Dolls.
Examines how children's folklore is defined, and how various types of children's folklore are classified. Provides examples and texts illustrating the variety of children's folklore from around the world.
Tradition and creativity.
Reflections of social and political change.
Collecting folklore from children.
Folklore and education.
Definitions and classifications.
Childhood.
Folklore.
Play.
Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization.
Rhymes.
Taunts and counter-taunts.
Songs.
Cheers.
Games.
Pranks.
Narratives.
Rituals.
Material culture.
Examples and texts.
Introduction.
Riddles, jokes, and routines of victimization.
Rhymes.
Taunts and counter-taunts.
Songs.
Cheers.
Games.
Pranks.
Narratives.
Rituals.
Material culture.
Scholarship and approaches.
Founding scholars.
Playground pioneers.
Performance.
Psychoanalytic approaches.
Gender.
Space and place.
The supernatural.
Cross-cultural comparison.
Aggression and violence.
Contexts.
Autobiography.
Children's literature.
Film.
Television.
Toys and games.
Dolls.
Examines how children's folklore is defined, and how various types of children's folklore are classified. Provides examples and texts illustrating the variety of children's folklore from around the world.
