Putting Folklore to Use

" Essays by thirteen folklorists explore applications in such areas as museums, aiding the homeless, environmental planning, art therapy, designing public spaces, organizing development, tourism, the public sector, aging, and creating an occupation's image."

About the author

Michael Owen Jones is professor of folklore and history at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Summary

The first book of its kind, Putting Folklore to Use provides guidance to folklorists but also informs practitioners in other fields about how to use folklore studies to augment their own studies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Michael Owen Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.1994
• EAN: 9780813108186
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-0818-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 434 g
• Series: Publication of the American Fo
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore