Folklore

eBook resources at UMass Amherst

• Using advanced search on the Five College Catalog (see below) - enter for subject search (folklore) + format ebook

OR

Click for record of some of the ebooks:

• Bigfoot:  The Life and Times of a Legend  Buhs, Joshua Blu
• The Individual and Tradition:  Folklorist Perspectives Cashman, Ray
• Newslore:  Contemporary Folklore on the Internet Frank, Russell
• Haunting Experiences:  Ghosts in Contemporary Folklore Goldstein, Diane E.
• Legend-Tripping Online:  Supernatural Folklore and the Search for Ong's Hat Kinsella, Michael
• A to Z World Superstitions and Folklore Putzi-Ortiz, Sibylla
• Landscapes of Origin in the Americas:  Creation Narratives Linking Ancient Places and Present Communities Christie, Jessica Joyce

Audio Books and Music

• Four Legged Tales:  Animal Stories from Here and Away Simms, Laura
• Afro-American Tales and Games Goss, Linda
• Songs of Senegal M'Baye, Ousmane.
• Negro Prison Camp Worksongs

 Books and Periodicals (UM W.E.B. Du Bois)

Folklore books can be found on floor 18.  Here is a breakdown of the Library of Congress classification for this genre.

Example:

The book Moroccan Folktsales call number is GR353.3 .E4 2003 

GR                           

1-950..........Folklore

      72-79..........Folk literature (General) Including folktales, legends

      81..........Folk beliefs, superstitions, etc. (General)

      99.6-390..........By region or country

            420-950..........By subject

            420-426..........Costume, jewelry 

            430-488..........Folklore relating to private life (Including dreams, love, children, nursery rhymes, etc.)     

             500-615..........Supernatural beings, demonology, fairies, ghosts, charms, etc.

             620-640..........Cosmic phenomena, weather lore

             650-690..........Geographical topics

             700-860..........Animals, plants, and minerals

             865-874..........Transportation, travel, commerce, etc.

             880..................Medicine. Folk medicine

             890-915..........Occupations

             931-935..........Signs and symbols

             940-941..........Mythical places

Note:

Oversize books are located on Ranges 1 or 2 of the floor.