The pure experiences of order : essays on the symbolic in the folk material culture of western America / Richard C. Poulsen

Object Details

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

The language of symbol -- History and meaning -- Making molasses in the desert -- The handclasp motif in Mormon folk burial -- Hawks and coyotes on western fences -- Folk material culture of the Sanpete-Sevier area -- Cultural invisibility -- Repetition in folk artifacts -- Circumference and center -- Freedom and form

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1982

C1982

Call number

F830 .P68X

F830.P68X

Author

Poulsen, Richard C

Type

Books

Physical description

x, 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Place

Utah

Topic

Mormons--Social life and customs

Mormons--Material culture

Material culture

Folklore

Symbolism

Social life and customs

Record ID

siris_sil_151144

Usage

CC0