Spanish and Portuguese ETDs
Publication Date
Fall 10-23-1944
Abstract
The novel of Spanish America is especially rich in all types of folklore. This is particularly due to the fusion of the Spanish and the Indian peoples in a common life with different cultural heritages.
"Sometimes one type of folklore, sometimes another, finds great favor among a certain folk." Thus we will notice that witchcraft as a religious rite predominates in the people of Indian culture. Magic and the supernatural stand out in all the classifications of the folklore of this race and is therefore evident in the Latin American novel dealing with the Indian people, or people from a region rich in Indian culture.
Degree Name
Spanish (MA)
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Spanish and Portuguese
First Committee Member (Chair)
Laura Martin Jarman
Second Committee Member
Robert E. Luckey
Third Committee Member
Robert Manly Duncan
Language
English
Keywords
Latin American Novel, Folklore
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Noble, Anita M.. "Folklore in the Contemporary Spanish American Novel." (1944). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/span_etds/81
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