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The Folklore and Folklife of New Jersey
โ Scribed by David Steven Cohen
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 276
- Edition
- Reprint 2022
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Contents
Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: New Jersey Folklore
The Jersey Joke
A Lenape Indian Myth
Names
Folk Speech
Legend
Folk Belief
Folk Medicine
Folk Music, Folk Song, and Folk Dance
Part II: New Jersey Folklife
Folk Painting
Folk Sculpture
Traditional Boats
Folk Architecture
Folk Furniture
Quilts,Coverlets, and Samplers
Pottery Basketry andGlass
Foodways
Games and Recreation
Festivals,Ceremonies, and Rituals
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
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