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  1. Dining on Death Row: Last Meals and the Crutch of Ritual
  2. Michael Owen Jones
  3. pp. 3-26
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  1. Cultural Grounding for the Transmission of the “Moon Man” Figure in the Tale of the “Predestined Wife” (ATU 930A)
  2. Juwen Zhang
  3. pp. 27-49
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  1. “The Princess in the Wooden Body”: Israeli Oral Versions of “The Maiden in the Chest” (ATU 510B*) in Light of Incest Victims’ Blogs
  2. Haya Milo, Ravit Raufman
  3. pp. 50-71
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  1. War, Peace, and the Folklorist’s Mission
  2. Henry Glassie
  3. pp. 72-81
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  1. Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night: The Tragic Death of Brian Arredondo
  2. Linda Pershing
  3. pp. 82-90
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  1. Traveling Spirit Masters: Moroccan Gnawa Trance and Music in the Global Marketplace by Deborah Kapchan (review)
  2. Margaret A. Mills
  3. pp. 91-93
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  1. The Ojibwa Dance Drum: Its History and Construction by Thomas Vennum (review)
  2. William M. Clements
  3. pp. 93-94
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  1. Louisiana Fiddlers by Ron Yule (review)
  2. Stephen R. Tucker
  3. pp. 94-95
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  1. Republic of Barbecue: Stories Beyond the Brisket ed. by Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt (review)
  2. Jessica Reeves
  3. pp. 95-96
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  1. The Global Grapevine: Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter by Gary Alan Fine, Bill Ellis (review)
  2. Felicia McMahon
  3. pp. 97-98
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  1. Decoration Day in the Mountains: Traditions of Cemetery Decoration in the Southern Appalachians by Alan Jabbour, Karen Singer Jabbour (review)
  2. Jack Santino
  3. pp. 98-100
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  1. Willie Dixon: Preacher of the Blues by Mitsutoshi Inaba (review)
  2. Jim Baird
  3. pp. 100-101
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  1. The Individual and Tradition: Folkloristic Perspectives ed. by Ray Cashman, Tom Mould, Pravina Shukla (review)
  2. Angus Kress Gillespie
  3. pp. 102-105
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  1. Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World by John Szwed (review)
  2. Jens Lund
  3. pp. 105-107
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  1. Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger’s Life and Musical Journey by Bill C. Malone (review)
  2. Philip Nusbaum
  3. pp. 108-109
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  1. The Spirits and the Law: Vodou and Power in Haiti by Kate Ramsey (review)
  2. Kristina Wirtz
  3. pp. 109-111
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  1. Through the Schoolhouse Door: Folklore, Community, Curriculum ed. by Paddy Bowman, Lynne Hamer (review)
  2. Jan Rosenberg
  3. pp. 111-113
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  1. Tatra Highlander Folk Culture in Poland and America: Collected Essays from “The Tatra Eagle.” by Thaddeus V. Gromada (review)
  2. John M. Grondelski
  3. pp. 113-114
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  1. Newslore: Contemporary Folklore on the Internet by Russell Frank (review)
  2. Trevor J. Blank
  3. pp. 114-116
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  1. Italian Folk: Vernacular Culture in Italian-American Lives ed. by Joseph Sciorra (review)
  2. William M. Clements
  3. pp. 116-117
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  1. Information about Contributors
  3. pp. 119-120
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