Narratives in Society

Narratives in Society represents three decades of scholarship by distinguished folklorist Linda Dégh. The twenty essays—some new, the rest newly revised—present Dégh’s ideas, theories, and approaches to folktales: the people who tell them, listen to them, pass them on, and the communities that support them.

LINDA DÉGH, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, has been a Fellow at the National Humanities Center and the recipient of numerous scholarly awards. She is currently vice-president of the International Society for Folk Narrative Research, a Fellow of the American Folklore Society, Associate Editor of the Journal of American Folklore and International Society for Contemporary Legend Research. Her many publications include Folktales and Society and American Folklore and the Mass Media.