Dan Ben-Amos

Dan Ben-Amos is Professor in both the Folklore and the Asian and Middle East Studies departments at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to Jewish folklore, his research interests include African folklore, epics, folktales, myth, humor, and the history of folklore studies. Books he has written or edited include Cultural Memory and the Construction of Identity, Folklore Genres, and Sweet Words: Story-telling Events in Benin.

Articles by Dan Ben-Amos

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Jewish Folk Literature

Volume 14, Issue 1 (March, 1999)

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