Ethnomimesis: Folklife and the Representation of CultureUniv of North Carolina Press, 1993 - 323 pages Wide-ranging and provocative, this book will fascinate all those intrigued by how we create and perpetuate our representations of folklife and culture. Ethnomimesis is Robert Cantwell's word for the process by which we take cultural influences, tra |
Contents
On Ethnomiesis | 1 |
Poor Tom Folklore and Power in King Lear | 9 |
The Ogre in the Idle Enclosures Gardens and Festival Market | 32 |
Of Kings Treasuries The National Museum | 49 |
Cafe Tunis The Sites of Culture | 85 |
Duncans Hat A Festival Notebook | 124 |
The Ink Spots Folklife and Stereotype | 150 |
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