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The Wisdom of Many : Essays on the Proverb, The Wisdom of Many explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than twenty essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics, and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional, The Wisdom of Many : Essays on the Proverb
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  • The Wisdom of Many : Essays on the Proverb
  • Written by author Wolfgang Mieder, Alan Dundes
  • Published by University of Wisconsin Press, 9/1/1994
  • The Wisdom of Many explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than twenty essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics, and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional
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Preface to the Paperback Edition
Introduction
The Wisdom of Many and the Wit of One 3
Proverbs in Africa 10
On the Structure of the Proverb 43
Towards a Structural Analysis of Yiddish Proverbs 65
The Invading Guest: Some Aspects of Oral Transmission 86
Toward a Theory of Proverb Meaning 111
Proverbs: A Social Use of Metaphor 122
Proverbs and Practical Reasoning: A Study in Socio-Logic 140
Uses of the Proverb in the Synoptic Gospels 161
The Proverbial Wisdom of Shakespeare 174
The Bird That Fouls Its Nest 190
Stuff a Cold and Starve a Fever 211
Reliability and Validity of Proverb Interpretation to Assess Mental Status 218
A Proverb Test for Attitude Measurement 230
Chinese Proverbs and Their Lessons 242
The Humour of Spanish Proverbs 257
Fatalistic Traits in Finnish Proverbs 275
Irish Proverbs and Irish National Character 284
Tensions in Proverbs: More Light on International Understanding 300
Tradition and Innovation: Proverbs in Advertising 309
Suggestions for Further Reading on Proverbs 323
Bibliographical Addenda 327


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