Material Culture, United States Studies - General & Miscellaneous, North American Folklore & Mythology, Regional Studies - Northeast & Middle Atlantic U.S.
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"The breadth and depth of Don Yoder's [50]-plus years of contributions to the study of folklife is impressive and inspiring . . . . This collection will whet our appetites and make us want more." -James C. Moss, Journal of American Folklore Now available for the first time in paperback, Discovering American Folklife is a classic sampling of Don Yoder's massive body of work in folklife studies. The essays cover folk religion, folk medicine, sectarian costume, traditional cookery, and the folklife of the Pennsylvania Dutch, specifically Harvest Home, witch tales, Fraktur, and sauerkraut for New Year's. Don Yoder was cofounder of the Pennsylvania Folklife Society, longtime editor of its journal Pennsylvania Folklife, and Professor of Folklife Studies at the University of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1996. He currently resides in Devon, Pennsylvania, and is the acclaimed author of countless works on Pennsylvania Dutch folk culture, including Pennsylvania Spirituals and Hex Signs (0-8117-2799-8).Book Details
Published
March 1, 2001
Publisher
Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2001.
Pages
336
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780811727433