Download or read book Folk Groups And Folklore Genres written by Elliott Oring and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 1986-08-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oring's introductory folklore text consists of a series of essays by leading scholars that give the student a solid sense of major folklore topics and interpretive techniques. Since 1986, when it was first published, this book has met the need for good instructional material at a time of tremendous growth in folklore programs and introductory courses in colleges and universities around the world.