Memorylands is an original and fascinating investigation of the nature of heritage, memory
and understandings of the past in Europe today. It looks at how Europe has become …

Many countries in Africa provide ethnobiological resources (more especially ethnomedicinal
plants), which are converted by companies and users from developed countries into …

King Solomon, ignorant of the history of the two rival claimants to a baby, was confident of
the principle that mothers are naturally loving. Bertolt Brecht, revising the story, argued that …

Este libro no habría sido posible sin el contrato predoctoral de la Junta de Castilla y León
vinculado a la Universidad de León, que me permitió investigar a fondo en Maragatería …

A landmark volume exploring the public presentation and application of folk culture in
collaboration with communities, Public Folklore is available again with a new introduction …

Can a monkey own a selfie? Can a chimp use habeas corpus to sue for freedom? Can
androids be citizens? Increasingly, such difficult questions have moved from the realm of …

As one of the world's fastest growing industries, heritage tourism is surrounded by political
and ethical issues. This research explores the social and political effects and implications of …

This chapter traces the conceptual trajectory that outlines the passage from the early study of
folklore to current international endeavors to safeguard intangible cultural heritage. In order …

A provocative theoretical synthesis by renowned folklorist and anthropologist Charles L.
Briggs, Unlearning questions intellectual foundations and charts new paths forward. Briggs …

The article discusses the concepts of “folklore” and “cultural heritage” and their historical
development as responses to social transformations. It compares the field of folklore in the …