Overview

Packed with folktales, poetry, aphorisms, songs, and legends, this comprehensive sourcebook is appropriate for use with upper elementary and secondary students or as a resource for the professional storyteller. The source material covers costumes, customs, dances and drama, food, games, and legends, as well as forms of oral literature (music, proverbs, rhymes, riddles, tales, beliefs, and superstitions). An extensive guide to the world's folklore, it is ideal as a resource for creative writing projects.

Full Product Details

Author:   Norma J. Livo ,  Sandra Rietz
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9780872876019

ISBN 10:   0872876012
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   15 February 1991
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"INTRODUCTION Part 1Story Voice, Research, and the Storyteller 1-THE MAKING OF STORY VOICE Folklore Mystery Story as Mystery Storyteller as Initiate into Mystery The Power of Lore in Story—Story Voice 2-RESEARCH AND THE STORYTELLER Introduction Sample Finnish Folklore The Kalevala Weaving Folklore Fragments into a Story Part 2Story Characters 3-CULTURE BRINGERS/TRICKSTERS Introduction Culture Heroes of Various Traditions 4-THE PEOPLE OF FAERIE Introduction Faerie Folk of Various Traditions Part 3Story Artifacts 5-STARS Introduction The North Star, Pole Star, or Polaris Ursa Major Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Perseus, and Pegasus Draco the Dragon Taurus the Bull The Pleiades Orion The Milky Way Summary 6-GEMS, ROCKS, MINERALS, AND STONES Gems and Precious Metals Magical Rocks and Minerals 7-PLANTS AND FLOWERS Introduction Flower-Naming Stories Flower and Plant Legends and Lore Flower and Plant Oracles, Formulas, and Portents Other Questions and Answers Representative Flower Portents and Superstitions Mushrooms Folk Medicine Sample Herbal and Folk Remedies Aphrodisiacs 8-TREES Introduction Tree Lore Rhymes Concerning Trees Tree Games Old Roger The Oakum in the Wood Tag Tree Prognostications Part 4Story Activities 9-CALENDAR CUSTOMS, HOLIDAYS, AND FESTIVALS Introduction Samain-All Souls Beltane-May Day Lammas—First Fruits The Winter Solstice The Vernal Equinox The Summer Solstice —Midsummer Day 10-DIVINATION Introduction Divination as Magic Divination as a Social Tool Divination as Folk Art Divination as Randomizing Procedure Forms of Divination Mechanical Ritual Emotive/Possessive Types of Divination Divination in the Lore of Common Folk Popular Games and Rituals of Chance Weather Prediction Chance Accident Formulae Body Markings and Characteristics Taboos and Superstitions Pseudosciences 11-MAGIC AND SUPERSTITION Introduction Definitions Types of Practitioners The ""Magician's"" Magic Beliefs and Superstitions Beliefs from Various Cultures Dropping Tableware Weather Reports Death Vampires Wedding Customs 12-GAMES Introduction The Utilities of Games What Is a Game? Types of Nonsinging Games Chasing Games Catching Games Seeking Games Hunting Games Racing Games Duelling Games Exerting Games Daring Games Guessing Games Acting Games Pretending Games Ball Games Other Games Singing and Dancing Games Song Games Song/Dance Games Other Dramatic Play Counting Out and Choosing Rituals Introduction Choosings Counting Out Scores and Counting Words Random Choice Children's Games Part 5The Devices of Memory in the Oral Narrative 13-THE LANGUAGE OF STORY Introduction Sound Devices Devices of Comparison and Association Formula Sayings The Language Unit Naming Names of Minerals Place Names Terminology for Groups of Animals, Birds, and People Proverbs Conversation as a Martial Art Westernisms Obituaries Cowland Terminology Other Ways to Say ""Dumb"" Slang Terms from the 1920s Fan Language 14-NUMBERS Introduction Elementary Numbers The Number ONE The Number TWO The Number THREE The Number FOUR The Number FIVE The Number TEN The Number NINE Astrological Numbers The Number SEVEN The Number EIGHT The Number TWELVE The Number ELEVEN The Number SIX The Number THIRTEEN Summary 15-MOTIFS Introduction Native American Story Motifs Mythological Motifs Animal Motifs Taboo Motifs Magic Motifs Death Motifs Marvel Motifs Ogre Motifs Test Motifs Wisdom and Foolishness Motifs Deception Motifs Reversal-of-Fortune Motifs Chance and Fate Motifs Society Motifs Captive and Fugitive Motifs Unnatural Cruelty Motifs Sex Motifs Traits-of-Character Motifs Miscellaneous Motifs Motif Categories 16-HUMOR Introduction Drolls Outhouses Occupational and News-Item Jokes Regional Humor Mining and Oil Business Jokes Lawyer Jokes Football Player Jokes Farmer Jokes Wall Street (Post-Crash) Jokes Puns Riddles Riddles Wisely Expounded Grimm's Collections General Riddles BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX"

Reviews

Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time. -Australian Library Review An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work. -School Library Journal An excellent source filled with cultural resources...Guaranteed to make for fascinating reading...Highly recommended. -Emergency Librarian Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns. -Elementary School Library Collection A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling. -Library Talk ?A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling.?-Library Talk ?A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas.?-Bloomsbury Review ?Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time.?-Australian Library Review ?An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work.?-School Library Journal ?Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns.?-Elementary School Library Collection A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas. -Bloomsbury Review

Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time. -Australian Library Review An excellent source filled with cultural resources...Guaranteed to make for fascinating reading...Highly recommended. -Emergency Librarian A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling. -Library Talk An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work. -School Library Journal Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns. -Elementary School Library Collection ?A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling.?-Library Talk ?A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas.?-Bloomsbury Review ?Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time.?-Australian Library Review ?An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work.?-School Library Journal ?Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns.?-Elementary School Library Collection A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas. -Bloomsbury Review

Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time. -Australian Library Review A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling. -Library Talk An excellent source filled with cultural resources...Guaranteed to make for fascinating reading...Highly recommended. -Emergency Librarian Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns. -Elementary School Library Collection An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work. -School Library Journal ?An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work.?-School Library Journal ?Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns.?-Elementary School Library Collection ?A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling.?-Library Talk ?A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas.?-Bloomsbury Review ?Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time.?-Australian Library Review A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas. -Bloomsbury Review

A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas. -Bloomsbury Review

Author Information

Norma J. Livo, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado, Denver is the author and co-author of numerous books, many of them award-winners, including Storytelling: Process & Practice (Libraries Unlimited, 1986), Folk Stories of the Hmong (Libraries Unlimited, 1991), and Bringing Out Their Best (Libraries Unlimited, 2003). She served on the board of the National Storytelling Association, and is Founder of the Rocky Mountain Storytelling Conference. She has a national following as a storyteller and received NSN's 2002 ORACLE Award for Lifetime Achievement in storytelling.

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