The Use of Folklore in the Study of American Religion
In The Archive, we republish an article that, in hindsight, may have been ahead of its time with its prescience. Our pull for this issue is a 1982 piece by Richard E. Wentz where he discusses the idea that American folk traditions should be used as an introduction to lead students into the realm of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Pages: 68-73 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Folklore studies
/ Folk literature
/ Christianity
/ Popular piety
/ Science of Religion
/ Pedagogics
/ History
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture KAA Church history KBQ North America TA History ZA Social sciences ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | B
Pennsylvania dutch
B Lived Religion B american religious history B Pedagogy B Myth B Folklore B american history |
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| Summary: | In The Archive, we republish an article that, in hindsight, may have been ahead of its time with its prescience. Our pull for this issue is a 1982 piece by Richard E. Wentz where he discusses the idea that American folk traditions should be used as an introduction to lead students into the realm of American Religion. Wentz believes it is important for students to learn these folk tales in order to have essential knowledge about the religious lives of "everyday people," knowledge which Wentz believes is not being taught in academia or in American religious institutions. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.26800 |
