Discovering American Folklife: Studies In Ethnic, Religious, And Regional Culture

By (author): "Don Yoder"
Genres:Folklore books  
Discovering American Folklife: Studies In Ethnic, Religious, And Regional Culture
ISBN0835719731
ISBN139780835719735
AsinDiscovering American Folklife: Studies In Ethnic, Religious, And Regional Culture
Original titleDiscovering American Folklife: Studies in Ethnic, Religious, and Regional Culture (American Material Culture and Folklife)
Now available for the first time in paperback, this is a classic sampling of Don Yoder's massive body of work in folklife studies. The essays cover folk religion, folk medicine, sectarian costume, traditional cookery, and the folklife of the Pennsylvania Dutch, specifically Harvest Home, witch tales, Fraktur, and sauerkraut for New Year.