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Explaining Traditions: Folk Behavior in Modern Culture

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by Simon J. Bronner
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Availability:In StockContributor:Simon J. BronnerSeries:Material WorldsPublish date:2015-08-20Pages:546
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813165868ISBN-10:813165865UPC:9780813165868Book Category:Social Science, Crafts & HobbiesBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Customs & Traditions, FolkcraftsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.22 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCRB9GQ899
Why do humans hold onto traditions? Many pundits predicted that modernization and the rise of a mass culture would displace traditions, especially in America, but cultural practices still bear out the importance of rituals and customs in the development of identity, heritage, and community. In Explaining Traditions: Folk Behavior in Modern Culture, Simon J. Bronner discusses the underlying reasons for the continuing significance of traditions, delving into their social and psychological roles in
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813165868ISBN-10:813165865UPC:9780813165868Book Category:Social Science, Crafts & HobbiesBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Customs & Traditions, FolkcraftsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.22 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCRB9GQ899

Simon J. Bronner, Distinguished University Professor of American Studies and Folklore and director of the American Studies doctoral program at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grasping Things: Folk Material Culture and Mass Society in America and Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies. He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.


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