10+ Alan Dundes Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Alan Dundes quotes and sayings.

Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. — Alan Dundes

Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations. — Alan Dundes

I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, regional, religious, ethnic, occupational, and family folklore traditions. — Alan Dundes

My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses. — Alan Dundes

In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and how they can be analyzed. — Alan Dundes

Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past. — Alan Dundes

I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future. — Alan Dundes

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. — Alan Dundes

Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with respect to environmental pollution and the general quality of life. — Alan Dundes

Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment. — Alan Dundes