Metaphors of masculinity : sex and status in Andalusian folklore /
In the Andalusian communities throughout the olive-growing region of southeastern Spain men show themselves to be primarily concerned with two problems of identity: their place in the social hierarchy, and the maintenance of their masculinity in the context of their culture.In this study of projecti...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | [Philadelphia] : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1980. |
| Series: | Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series ;
v. 1. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | In the Andalusian communities throughout the olive-growing region of southeastern Spain men show themselves to be primarily concerned with two problems of identity: their place in the social hierarchy, and the maintenance of their masculinity in the context of their culture.In this study of projective behavior as found in the folklore of an Andalusian town, Stanley Brandes is careful to support psychological interpretations with ethnographic evidence. His emphasis on male folklore provides a timely complement to current research on women. In the Andalusian communities throughout the olive-growing region of southeastern Spain men show themselves to be primarily concerned with two problems of identity: their place in the social hierarchy, and the maintenance of their masculinity in the context of their culture. In this study of projective behavior as found in the folklore of an Andalusian town, Stanley Brandes is careful to support psychological interpretations with ethnographic evidence. His emphasis on male folklore provides a timely complement to current research on women. |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585119929 0812292502 9780585119922 9780812292503 |