Kamppinen Matti Hakamies Pekka's Books

Lauri Honko (1932-2002), the Finnish professor of folkloristics and comparative religion was a prolific and multitalented researcher, whose topics of research ranged from the study of folk beliefs, folk medicine and Ingrian laments to the general theories of culture, identity and meaning. He studied Finno-Ugric mythologies, Karelian and Tanzanian folk healing, and South Indian oral traditions. In this book we aim at explicating and analyzing his methodological assumptions as well as his specific theoretical contributions in the study of religion and folklore. Our central focus is on HonkoOCOs tradition ecology, an approach to cultural systems that exposes their dynamic and functionalistic features. We compare and contrast tradition ecology with other theories in religious studies and folkloristics, especially with those theories that stem from the evolutionary and cognitive paradigms. Furthermore, we will explicate HonkoOCOs programmatic model of the folklore process, by means of which the dynamics of religions and folklore can be conceptually captured. We argue that Honko constructed a coherent theory of culture, where functionalism played a central role. Furthermore, we argue that in HonkoOCOs theory, religious studies needs methodological support from folkloristics as well as from other fields of cultural studies.

Book's by Kamppinen Matti Hakamies Pekka

The Theory of Culture of Folklorist Lauri Honko, 1932-2002

The Theory of Culture of Folklorist Lauri Honko, 1932-2002

The Theory of Culture of Folklorist Lauri Honko, 1932-2002

The Theory of Culture of Folklorist Lauri Honko, 1932-2002

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