LEADER 03492ctm a2200397Ia 4500001 209142 005 20240621212326.0 008 100331s2009 xx b 000 0 eng d 035 (OCoLC)ocn698669465 035 209142 049 LHMA 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 090 DS145 |b.B435 2009 100 1 Bell, Sita. 245 10 Anti-semitic folklore motif index / |cby Sita Bell. 264 0 |c2009. 300 xix, 91 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 Thesis (M.S.)--Utah State University, 2009. 520 Anti-Semitism, or Jew hatred, much of which is expressed and communicated through folklore, has a long history and continues unabated today. Incendiary opinions, deadly misconceptions, and insidious accusations have plagued Jews throughout history. Anti-Semitic expressions and incidents are scattered throughout countless texts, but no single comprehensive reference work that compiles all forms of anti-Semitic folklore motifs exists. This thesis attempts to fill that gap by supplying an index of anti-Semitic motifs. To establish a baseline of already catalogued anti-Semitic motifs, all six volumes of Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folklore-Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books and Local Legends were scanned and any relevant motifs listed were archived in a card index. Approximately 250 more previously unidentified motifs were documented from historical materials, published books and articles, artifacts, and personal communications. All motifs used in this study were developed from English sources, or from English speakers borrowing from other languages and cultures. The procedure to categorize the folklore motifs is based on a numbering system developed by folklorist Stith Thompson in 1955. Using Thompson's classifications of motifs as a base, the approximately 250 newly identified anti-Semitic folklore motifs I discovered have been integrated with Thompson motifs. Anti-Semitic materials covered begin with the Middle Ages and continue to the present day. Although not comprehensive, this motif index incorporates examples of anti-Semitic folklore from all genres, making motifs and examples easily accessible for anyone who wishes to analyze historical and current anti-Semitism. Indexing anti-Semitic folklore in a single reference work based on a universal folklore indexing system creates a body of information to be used as a resource tool for education and research of anti-Semitism. Furthermore, the index can easily be expanded as more material comes to light. 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-85). 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services. |e22 cm. 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Antisemitism. 650 0 Antisemitism in literature. 650 0 Folk literature |xThemes, motives. 650 0 Folklore |xClassification. 856 40 |uhttp://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/299/ |zElectronic version from the Utah State University Libraries 956 41 |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib209142/1462597.pdf |z Hosted by USHMM. 852 0 |bstacks |hDS145 |i.B435 2009 852 |bwww 852 0 |bebook