Foodways and Folklore - A Handbook

In every land, various traditions, customs, and legends have developed around food. And because these diverse traditions are central to the multicultural character of the United States, ethnic foodlore permeates American society. From early Native American cultures to the modern influx of Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants, this book is an accessible introduction to foodlore and foodways. Culturally and ethnically inclusive, from soul food to Navaho fry bread, the volume looks at basic Jewish and Islamic food traditions and Asian, Latin, and European influences on the foods of America. The book begins with definitions and classifications of food folklore. This is followed by a range of examples and texts, along with a review of research on foodlore. The book then looks at foodlore in the works of artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and others. The volume closes with a glossary and bibliography of print and electronic resources. While the book focuses on the foodways of the United States, in doing so it also gives considerable attention to the ethnic food traditions fundamental to American culture.

List of contents

Preface
One: Introduction
Two: Definitions and Classifications
Three: Examples and Texts
Four: Scholarship and Approaches
Five: Contexts
Glossary
Bibliography
Web Resources
Index

About the author

Jacqueline S. Thursby is Professor of English at Brigham Young University. Her previous books include Story: A Handbook (Greenwood, 2006).

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Thursby, Thursby Jacqueline S.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2008
• EAN: 9780313341731
• ISBN: 978-0-313-34173-1
• No. of pages: 220
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Greenwood Folklore Handbooks
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); USA, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, COOKING / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Cookery / food & drink etc, Folklore, myths & legends, United States of America, USA, Cookery / food and drink / food writing, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Geography and World Cultures: Folklore