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Larousse Dictionary of World Folklore
Containing more than 1,500 A-Z entries, an encyclopedia of world folklore covering folktales, legendary figures, superstitions, folk arts, fairies, fabulous beasts and otherworlds. Information is also given on festivals, rites of passage, texts, plant lore, and the theories of folklore scholarship.
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493 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1995
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A veteran of the publishing industry, I worked for 25 years with leading companies such as Chambers, Oxford University Press and Macmillan before I founded Practical Inspiration Publishing in 2014.
I host The Extraordinary Business Book Club (www.extraordinarybusinessbooks.com), a podcast and community for writers and readers of extraordinary business books, and have written and edited several books, including This Book Means Business: Clever ways to plan and write a book that works harder for your business (Practical Inspiration Publishing, 2018) and Exploratory Writing: Everyday magic for life and work (2022).
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July 1, 2013Jones, A. (1995). Larousse dictionary of world folklore. New York: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Inc.
Citation By: Michelle Funk
Type of Reference: Dictionary
Call Number: 398.03
Content Scope: Author Alison Jones provides detailed definitions of over 1,500 folklore terms and characters, being careful to distinguish the information from mythology and legend.
Accuracy, Authority, and Bias: The book provides a bibliography for further research into the field of folklore, providing confirmation of an unbiased and evidence-based approach to presenting the information. It is published by Larousse, Kingfisher Chamber, which is a respected name in the literary and reference world.
Arrangement and Presentation: Entries are presented in alphabetical list form, and range from 9-13 paragraphs in length.
Relation to Similar Works: The book’s focus on folklore is distinctive; many other dictionary/reference works, related to this topic, primarily cover mythology or legend.
Timeliness and Permanence: Although this dictionary is almost 20 years old, its thorough and broad coverage of an often overlooked subject area has kept it relevant and useful.
Accessibility/Diversity: The entries included cover folklore from cultures around the globe, and are written in a way that is easy to understand.
Cost: $27.50
Professional Review: Nash, R. (1996, January). Larousse dictionary of world folklore. Choice Reviews. Retrieved from http://www.cro2.org.libsrv.wku.edu/de...
Citation By: Michelle Funk
Type of Reference: Dictionary
Call Number: 398.03
Content Scope: Author Alison Jones provides detailed definitions of over 1,500 folklore terms and characters, being careful to distinguish the information from mythology and legend.
Accuracy, Authority, and Bias: The book provides a bibliography for further research into the field of folklore, providing confirmation of an unbiased and evidence-based approach to presenting the information. It is published by Larousse, Kingfisher Chamber, which is a respected name in the literary and reference world.
Arrangement and Presentation: Entries are presented in alphabetical list form, and range from 9-13 paragraphs in length.
Relation to Similar Works: The book’s focus on folklore is distinctive; many other dictionary/reference works, related to this topic, primarily cover mythology or legend.
Timeliness and Permanence: Although this dictionary is almost 20 years old, its thorough and broad coverage of an often overlooked subject area has kept it relevant and useful.
Accessibility/Diversity: The entries included cover folklore from cultures around the globe, and are written in a way that is easy to understand.
Cost: $27.50
Professional Review: Nash, R. (1996, January). Larousse dictionary of world folklore. Choice Reviews. Retrieved from http://www.cro2.org.libsrv.wku.edu/de...
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