The folklore of the split society: rumours of cannibalism in postwar Estonia

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  • Eda Kalmre Estonian Literary Museum Автор

Abstract

This publication is a compilation of revised chapters from two books: Kalmre E. (2013). The Human Sausage Factory: A Study of Post-War Rumour in Tartu. Amsterdam: Rodopi. and Kalmre E. (2007, 2008). Hirm ja võõraviha sõjajärgses Tartus. Pärimuslooline uurimus kannibalist likest kuulujuttudest [Fear and Hatered of the “Other” in Post-War Tartu. A Folkloristic Study of Rumours of Cannibalism]. ELM Scholarly Press, Tartu.

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Published

2018-01-15

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018)

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Kalmre E. The folklore of the split society: rumours of cannibalism in postwar Estonia // Folklore and Urban Anthropology. 2018. Vol. 1, no. 1. P. 108–129.

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