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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Main Author: Brandes, Stanley H. 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. University of Pennsylvania Press [2015]
Series:Publications of the American Folklore Society
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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
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher’s Web site, viewed Jan. 06, 2016)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780812292503
DOI:10.9783/9780812292503

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