Witching Culture : Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America [1 ed.] 9780812202700, 9780812218794

Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America 9780812202700

"Magliocco impressively corrals the diverse writings and experiences of U.S. neo-pagans into this highly readable a

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Frankie and Johnny: Race, Gender, and the Work of African American Folklore in 1930s America 9781477312094

Originating in a homicide in St. Louis in 1899, the ballad of “Frankie and Johnny” became one of America’s most familiar

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Women, Culture, and Politics in Latin America: Seminar on Feminism and Culture in Latin America [Reprint 2019 ed.] 9780520909076

The result of a collaboration among eight women scholars, this collection examines the history of women’s participation

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Women, Culture, and Politics in Latin America: Seminar on Feminism and Culture in Latin America [Reprint 2019 ed.] 9780520909076

The result of a collaboration among eight women scholars, this collection examines the history of women’s participation

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The Witching Tide 9781668011362, 9781668011386

"Stylish and raw...seizes the reader's sympathy and does not let go." —Anne Enright, Booker Prize–winning

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The Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms, and Folklore Tales 3031185366, 9783031185366

This volume explores the importance of inter-generational oral culture and stories that transcend time, space, and bound

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Television in Black-and-White America: Race and National Identity (Culture America (Hardcover)) 9780700613984, 0700613986

Alan Nadel's provocative new book reminds us that most of the images on early TV were decidedly Caucasian and direc

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Everyday Reading: Poetry and Popular Culture in Modern America 9780231530774

Exploring poetry scrapbooks, old-time radio show recordings, advertising verse, corporate archives, and Hallmark greetin

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Socialism and Print Culture in America, 1897–1920 9781317320760, 9781848933347

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Red Dynamite: Creationism, Culture Wars, and Anticommunism in America 9781501759307

In Red Dynamite, Carl R. Weinberg argues that creationism's tenacious hold on American public life depended on cult

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