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Alan Dundes

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Alan Dundes was an American folklorist. He spent much of his career as a professional academic at the University of California, Berkeley and published his ideas in a wide range of books and articles.

Books

The Nacirema
The Nacirema
Alan Dundes, Jules Henry, Alan Graebner, Horace Miner, Murray Leaf, Jacqetta Hill Burnett, Shirley Fiske, Willard Walker
Holy Writ as Oral Lit
Holy Writ as Oral Lit
Alan Dundes
Cracking Jokes
Cracking Jokes
Alan Dundes
A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India
A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India
A. K. Ramanujan, Alan Dundes, Stuart H. Blackburn
In Quest of the Hero
In Quest of the Hero
Otto Rank, Alan Dundes, Lord Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Alan Dundes
The Evil Eye
The Evil Eye
Alan Dundes
Fables of the Ancients?
Fables of the Ancients?
Alan Dundes
Folklore
Folklore
Alan Dundes
Fables of the Ancients?
Fables of the Ancients?
Alan Dundes
The Blood Libel Legend
The Blood Libel Legend
Alan Dundes
Holy Writ as Oral Lit
Holy Writ as Oral Lit
Alan Dundes
In Quest of the Hero
In Quest of the Hero
Otto Rank, Alan Dundes, Lord Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan
The Flood Myth
The Flood Myth
Alan Dundes
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing
Alan Dundes, Carl R. Pagter
Meaning of Folklore
Meaning of Folklore
Alan Dundes
Work Hard and You Shall Be Rewarded
Work Hard and You Shall Be Rewarded
Alan Dundes, Carl R. Pagter
Alan Dundes
Life is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder
A Portrait of German Culture Through Folklore
Life is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder
Alan Dundes
The Wisdom of Many
The Wisdom of Many
Alan Dundes, Wolfgang Mieder
The Walled-Up Wife: A Casebook
The Walled-Up Wife: A Casebook
Alan Dundes

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