Kathleen Young

Publication Date

11-1983

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Burt Feintuch, Jay Anderson, Kenneth Nicely

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Original department Modern Languages & Intercultural Studies

Degree Program

Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology

Degree Type

Master of Arts

Abstract

The study of folklore often involves plants or names of plants, yet generally little attention has been given to the identification, documentation or even to the significance of plants in culture. This thesis discusses the role of plants in the study of folklore and presents a methodology for fieldwork where attention to plants is indicated. Separate chapters treat pre-field preparation, the actual fieldwork and the disposition of collected information and materials.

Disciplines

Anthropology | Botany | Folklore | Life Sciences | Plant Sciences | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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