Policy legends and folklists: Traditional beliefs in the public sphere

Journal of American Folklore

Volumn 123, Issue 488, 2010, Pages 150-178

  Fine, Gary Alan ^a   O'Neill, Barry ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77952209019     PISSN: 00218715     EISSN: 15351882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jaf.0.0133     Document Type: Review

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