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The trickster is a well-known and thoroughly studied mythological figure. Therefore, this thesis will not seek to further define the trickster figure, but rather take the trickster figure of Norse mythology, Loki, and uncover his unique...
The collection and study of the traditional prose narrative, or folktale, in Grady County, Georgia, turns on the premise that the entire artistic act--the performer, the tale, and the audience--should be studied in the context of the...
Afro-Cuban rhythmic and metric elements in the published choral and solo vocal works of Alejandro Garcia Caturla and Amadeo Roldan
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The hypothesis of this study is that there are Afro-Cuban rhythmic elements that bear a marked similarity to African rhythmic elements. Concepts and terminology borrowed from ethnomusicological studies of African rhythm may contribute to... A Cuban musical repertory was chosen for analysis because of the documented high survival of African rhythmic characteristics in the island's music. The published vocal works of Caturla and Roldan were chosen because as art-music... The following rhythmic characteristics were chosen as potential determinants of an Afro-Cuban rhythmic style: call-and-response form, polymeter, polyrhythms, vertical and horizontal hemiolas, rhythmic cells, use of silent downbeats, ... The study showed that nearly all of the characteristics could be found in both composers' works. Call-and-response form and metric modulation were absent from Caturla's works. The analytical method used here provides illuminating...
Development of culturally appropriate nutrition education materials for dietetic practitioners working in the Cajun and Creole regions of southern Louisiana
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The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate educational materials for dietetic practitioners in the Cajun and Creole regions of Southern Louisiana. They were designed to meet the educational needs of dietetic practitioners... The culture-specific competencies required for dietitians working in the designated regions were determined by conducting an interdisciplinary review of literature focusing on Southern Louisiana. This revealed information on Cajun and... Focus group interviews and a mail survey of dietitians in selected parishes revealed their present level of knowledge and subsequently, their culture-specific educational needs. The validity of the materials was assured by the use of culture-specific sources. The educational materials were developed, evaluated, and approved by a jury of individuals knowledgeable in cultural foods education and dietetic... The following conclusions were formulated: (1) Conventional nutrition literature failed to yield pertinent information on Cajun and Creole food habits and health beliefs. Such information was obtained through an expanded search of...
This dissertation centers on la danza Bugabita, a rural Panamanian dance-drama expression of los moros y cristianos. It documents, analyzes, and contextualizes the music, text, choreography, and history of the festival, bringing together...
This thesis utilizes the theories of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell to demonstrate that the participant in a myth undergoes vicariously a transformation of consciousness. I discuss and clarify the role of archetypes and symbols; the...
This dissertation discusses brass bands in Mobile, Alabama and their individual "brands"(performance norms) and their relationship to the broader branding aspects of the city's Mardi Gras. I call this brass branding. How do the brass...
In literary history, the study of the relation between the colonial worlds and their metropoles tends to follows unilateral trajectory. For instance, while the influence of French literature on the cultural productions of its colonies...
This paper explores modern Bosniak, Serbian, and Bulgarian oral-traditional epic, three closely related Balkan cultures and traditions linked through cross-border exchange and commonality of experience within the Ottoman ecumene. The...
A motif-index of the Angel of Death in early Rabbinic literature
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The writings of Rabbinic Judaism have too long been accessible to only those with vary specialized linguistic and theological training. By using the Angel of Death as its model, this work is a call to others in this field to open up this... The study opens with an introduction which carefully discusses the difficulties in both dating and accessing the rabbinic writings. The methodological discussion is critical because of the very nature of this material. Scholarly aids, ... The Angel of Death ('Malach ha-Mawet') is the specific model for investigation and is traced from its "supposed" beginnings in the Hebrew Bible. The first section of this study shows, after a detailed survey of the biblical record, that... After isolating this figure from within the rabbinic writings of the first millennium, the indexing tools used by those in the field of folk literature are applied. The motif-indexing created by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson, later... This study closes with four (4) appendices which offer different ways in which to index and cross-index rabbinic texts, figures and the biblical texts and figures contained within them. The study presents the Angel of Death as a model...
The dissertation defines Aksenov's style as intertextual. Aksenov's folklorism is identified in (1) the portrayal of characters as incongruous assemblages of emblems with archaic symbolism; (2) in the manner of bricolage work elicited in... personal God is non-violent and non-punishing. As the sacred is available in everyday life, man can experience at any moment the opening of his latent religiosity--a non-denominational capacity for goodness. The theophany in Aksenov is...
This thesis examines ideas of authentic folk music in America and the role it plays in the Tallahassee folk music community. In looking at how the identification of folk music has changed throughout the history of its research and...
Located approximately fourteen miles south of Tallahassee, in Wakulla County, Wakulla Springs is a 2, 860 acre preserve with a long history as a resort. The centerpiece of the park is the Wakulla Spring, a first magnitude spring which... Wakulla Springs has known visitors for centuries. Indians camped at the site from the Paleoindian period (15, 000-8, 000 B.C.) through the Spanish conquest (AD. 1539). During Florida's territorial era, the spring became a popular spot for... This dissertation explores the history of Wakulla Springs from the Pleistocene era to the state's purchase of the park in 1986. It also examines the scientific expeditions to Wakulla Springs, Wakulla's role in literature, and the resort...
Paumanok Islands is a novel concerned with characters leaving histories of tyranny. The main protagonist is a woman named Lupe, whose life as a travel agent in a Long Island beach town is upended when she sees a picture that incidentally...
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