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Gabriela Kilinov

Social Networks and Storytelling Communities

The paper discusses the structure and functions of traditional storytelling communities in contemporary (post)modern Slovakia. The author uses empirical data from her fieldwork in a village of northern Slovakia. This is a region where the author has conducted fieldwork for more than two decades. Using a case study, the following research questions are addressed in the paper: What types of storytelling communities can be found in contemporary urban society? How do contemporary social networks in the village support the existence and functioning of storytelling communities? What are the changes (similarities and differences) we find if we compare the structure and functions of storytelling communities in time? Furthermore, the author analyzes the repertoire of contemporary storytelling communities in the village with special attention to legends.

Fabula, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 0014-6242
Volume: 47, 09/2006
Pages: 241 - 247

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