Tradition in the Twenty-First Century: Locating the Role of

Tradition in the Twenty-First Century: Locating the Role of the Past in the Present

Â In Tradition in the Twenty-First Century, eight diverse contributors explore the role of tradition in contemporary folkloristics. For more than a century, folklorists have been interested in locating sources of tradition and accounting for the conceptual boundaries of tradition, but in the modern era, expanded means of communication, research, and travel, along with globalized cultural and economic interdependence, have complicated these pursuits. Tradition is thoroughly embedded in both modern life and at the center of folklore studies, and a modern understanding of tradition cannot be fully realized without a thoughtful consideration of the pastâ€™s role in shaping the present.

Emphasizing how tradition adapts, survives, thrives, and either mutates or remains stable in todayâ€™s modern world, the contributors pay specific attention to how traditions now resist or expedite dissemination and adoption by individuals and communities. This complex and intimate portrayal of tradition in the twenty-first century offers a comprehensive overview of the folkloristic and popular conceptualizations of tradition from the past to present and presents a thoughtful assessment and projection of how â€œtraditionâ€ will fare in years to come. The book will be useful to advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in folklore and will contribute significantly to the scholarly literature on tradition within the folklore discipline.

Additional Contributors: Simon Bronner, Stephen Olbrys Gencarella, Merrill Kaplan, Lynne S. McNeill, Elliott Oring, Casey R. Schmitt, and Tok Thompson

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1st
EISBN	9780874219005
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Utah State University Press
Manufacturer	Utah State University Press
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2013-05-15
Publisher	Utah State University Press
ReleaseDate	2013-05-15
Studio	Utah State University Press

Tradition in the Twenty-First Century: Locating the Role of the Past in the Present

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