Life Is Like a Chicken COOP Ladder: A Study of German National Character Through Folklore - Couverture souple

Dundes, Alan

 
9780814320389: Life Is Like a Chicken COOP Ladder: A Study of German National Character Through Folklore
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0814320384 ISBN 13 : 9780814320389
Editeur : Wayne State University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder was first published in 1984 and from the outset inspired a wide variety of reactions ranging from high praise to utter disgust. Alan Dundes' theses identifies a strong anal erotic element in German national character, citing numerous examples of scatological data from authentic compilations of German folklore. The examination of this single trait of German character is used to demonstrate that national character exists and that its existence is unambiguously documented by the folklore of a nation. Dundes is of the opinion that the use of folkloristic data minimizes subjective bias in the study of national character, since unedited or uncensored, it constitutes a unique way of looking at a culture from the inside-out rather than from the outside-in, the more typical situation of an outside observer trying to understand a foreign culture.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alan Dundes is a professor of anthropology and folklore at the University of California at Berkeley. He earned his Ph.D. at Indiana University.

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Éditeur
Wayne State University Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0814320384
ISBN 13 
9780814320389
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
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