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Alan Dundes Quotes

In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and how they can be analyzed.

Alan Dundes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: September 8, 1934 - March 30, 2005

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