Contemporary Legends

Mythic Existence with Jack Daly - Ein Podcast von Jack Daly

Welcome to this episode of Mythic Existence. On this episode, we talk about legends, and in particular what folklorists call "contemporary legends." We will try to reach an agreement on what a legend is, talk about what makes legends traditional in the folkloristic sense, and what it means for a legend to be contemporary. We will see how legends are believable stories set in a historic place and time often with a supernatural element, that they give a marginalized experience a voice, that the...

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