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Flatlanders and Ridgerunners : Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania
Overview
Oral folklore provides important insights into Pennsylvania mountain culture because it opens a window for us on the inner personality of mountain people. Oral folklore is vital to people in this kind of culture: it entertains them, it informs them, and it serves them as a glue that keeps the society together. These tales are more than a defensive reaction to outside pressure; they are an attempt to maintain cultural balance within the community by taking something threatening and turning it into something harmless and silly.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780822953456
- ISBN-10: 0822953455
- Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Publish Date: November 2002
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.57 x 0.66 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.57 pounds
- Page Count: 264
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