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..."critical different national/regional traditions in European ethnology and their development." The authors of this volume are from Iowa State University and the University of Vienna, respectively. The title is problematic, as it obscures the true subject of the work, which is folk studies (Volkskunde). "European ethnology," in the Austrian context, is recent (2000) re-branding of Volkskunde. The term "ethnology" is more generally used in Europe as a synonym for anthropology (Volkerkunde). The authors aim to provide a comprehensive historical account of the discipline of Volkskunde from its beginnings to the early years of the twenty-first century, as practised in Austrian universities and folk museums. There...
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