Grand Theory in Folkloristics Paperback / softback
Edited by Lee Haring
Part of the Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology series
Paperback / softback
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Why is there no "Grand Theory" in the study of folklore?
Talcott Parsons (1902–1979) advocated "grand theory," which put the analysis of social phenomena on a new track in the broadest possible terms.
Not all sociologists or folklorists accept those broad terms; some still adhere to the empirical level.
Through a forum sponsored by the American Folklore Society, the diverse answers to the question of such a theory arrived at substantial agreement: American folklorists have produced little "grand theory." One speaker even found all the theory folklorists need in the history of philosophy.
The two women in the forum (Noyes and Mills) spoke in defense of theory that is local, "apt," suited to the audience, and "humble"; the men (Bauman and Fine) reached for something Parsons might have recognized.
The essays in this collection, developed from the forum presentations, defend diverse positions, but they largely accept the longstanding concentration in American folkloristics on the quotidian and local.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Indiana University Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2016
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- ISBN:9780253024398
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Indiana University Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780253024398
