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"The golem is a Jewish folkloric character. It is a man-made, man-like creature, usually made of soil and approximately life size . . . Representations of the golem changed over time; this paper argues that these changes reflect dovetailing stereotypes of Jews and Gentiles in Eastern Europe as well as the changing position many Jews came to take in response to attack."—Danusha V. Goska ("Golem as Gentile, Golem as Sabra: An Analysis of the Manipulation of Stereotypes of Self and Other in Literary Treatments of a Legendary Jewish Figure")
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NEW YORK FOLKLORE
Vol. 23, Nos. 1-4, 1997
CONTENTS

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Editor’s Foreward v
Articles
Just Like a Ghost: A Reflexive Analysis of Three Spiritualist Belief Narratives Jennifer E. Porter 1

Dyngus Days and Koledy Nights: Folk Celebrations in Polish-American Communities		 Deborah Anders Silverman 25

Golem as Gentile, Golem as Sabra: An Analysis of the Manipulation of Stereotypes of Self and Other in Literary Treatments of a Legendary Jewish Figure		 Danusha Goska 39

The New Age: Where Folklore and Cultural Studies Meet Retail and Belief		 Bruce Lionel Mason and Eileen Mary Condon 65

Book Reviews
Croy, Jesses James Was My Neighbor W. K. McNeil 89

Fisher, The Emergence of Standard English		 W. K. McNeil 91

Judson, Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest		 W. K. McNeil 93

Kingsbury, Kingsbury, and Mieder, Weather Wisdom: Proverbs, Superstitions and Signs		 Laura J. Bobrow 95

Manuel, Bilby, and Larghey, Caribbean Currrents: From Rumba to Reggae		 Paul Austerlitz 96

Zipes, Fairy Tale as Myth—Myth as Fairy Tale		 W. F. H. Nicolaisen 99

Editorial Policy		 103


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