Folklore is everywhere, whether you are aware of it or not. A culture's traditional knowledge is used to remember the past and maintain traditions, to communica

A groundbreaking collection of essays on a hitherto underexplored subject that challenges the existing stereotypical views of the trivial and innocent nature of

Variation is a universal phenomenon permeating language, culture, and entire worldviews. This book analyses issues related to both specific and common variation

Chinese folklorists are well acquainted with the work of their English-language colleagues, but until recently the same could not be said about American scholar