Metaphors of masculinity : ex and status in Andalusian folklore / / Stanley Brandes

• Autore: Brandes Stanley H.
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 1980; ©1980
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations, photographs
• Disciplina: 398/.353/09468
• Soggetto topico: Folklore - Spain - Andalusia; Men - Spain - Andalusia; Sex customs - Spain - Andalusia; Masculinity - Spain - Andalusia
• Soggetto geografico: Andalusia (Spain) Social life and customs
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Study of Male Folklore in Andalusia -- 2. Giants and Big-Heads -- 3. Titles, Names, and Pronouns -- 4. Gypsy Jokes and the Andalusian Self-Image -- 5. Masculine Metaphors in Folk Speech -- 6. Jokes and the Male Identity -- 7. Pranks and Riddles -- 8. Space and Speech at the Olive Harvest -- 9. Skits and Society -- 10. Religious Expressions of Masculinity -- 11. The Folklore of Dominance and Control -- References Cited -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Metaphors of masculinity
• ISBN: 0-585-11992-9; 0-8122-9250-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819575503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Publications of the American Folklore Society. . -New series.