Deep Down in the Jungle - Negro Narrative Folklore from the Streets of Philadelphia

This work represents an attempt to present a body of folklore collected among one small group of Black Americans in a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. The author's approach toward collection and presentation has been intensive. He has tried to collect "in depth," and to recreate in his presentation the social background in which the lore was found, and to relate the lore with the life and the values of the group.

List of contents

One: The Tellers; I: The Neighborhood; II: The Element of Verbal Contest; III: The Heroes; Two: The Texts; Introduction: Style and Performance; IV: The Toast; V: The Jokes

Product details

• Authors: Roger D Abrahams, Roger D. Abrahams
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2006
• EAN: 9780202308470
• ISBN: 978-0-202-30847-0
• No. of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories