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Re: Where Have All the Folktales Gone?
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From: Uma <uma_at_gobrainstorm.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:42:47 -0600
Retold stories were my apprenticeship in writing. I'm very grateful to the former Linnet Books and to amazing editor Diantha Thorpe for publishing my collections and for giving The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha, in particular, the momentum that keeps it in print even today. But I'm not sure that the mythologies of extant religions ought to be lumped into the category of "folktales". While it may be true that in Europe there grew to be a divide between religious stories and folk traditions, my understanding is that this isn't necessarily the case elsewhere. It strikes me that the label could be where some of the Goble controversy lies. Perhaps this blog post is somewhat relevant: html
Uma
Received on Sat 27 Mar 2010 08:42:47 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:42:47 -0600
Retold stories were my apprenticeship in writing. I'm very grateful to the former Linnet Books and to amazing editor Diantha Thorpe for publishing my collections and for giving The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha, in particular, the momentum that keeps it in print even today. But I'm not sure that the mythologies of extant religions ought to be lumped into the category of "folktales". While it may be true that in Europe there grew to be a divide between religious stories and folk traditions, my understanding is that this isn't necessarily the case elsewhere. It strikes me that the label could be where some of the Goble controversy lies. Perhaps this blog post is somewhat relevant: html
Uma
Received on Sat 27 Mar 2010 08:42:47 AM CDT
