The Practice of Belief
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2821074 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marilyn Motz, Marilyn Ferris Motz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 441 |
| Pages | 339 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/541314 |
| OpenAlex | W2334391375 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 9 |
Recent developments in cultural theory apply the metaphor of haunting to explore traditional ways of knowing that have been displaced in academic discourse by the prevalence of science and reason but have remained viable aspects of daily life. In this article, I discuss the significance of folklore scholarship to this endeavor. I trace the relationship between this displacement of alternatives to Enlightenment principles and the creation and development of the discipline of folklore. I suggest that combining the study of performance with the study of traditional belief provides a theoretical and methodological framework within which to examine the practice of believing as a way of knowing that articulates the point of intersection of an individual, a group, a text, and an abstract concept
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,74 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |