Western States
Folklore Society

Western Folklore

Vol. 69, No. 2 —Spring, 2010

Contents

Articles

Cats and Dogs, Trolls and Devils: At Home in Some Migratory Legend Types
John Lindow

Rethinking Folklorization in Ecuador: Multivocality in the Expressive Contact Zone
John H. McDowell

Variations on Vampires: Live Action Role Playing, Fantasy and the Revival of Traditional Beliefs
Yvonne J. Milspaw and Wesley K. Evans

Reviews

Jennifer Heath, Editor. The Veil: Women Writers on its History, Lore, and Politics.
Reviewed by Jennifer L. Smith

David Evans, Editor. Ramblin’ on My Mind: New Perspectives on the Blues.
Reviewed by Gregory Hansen

Teresa J. Wilkins. Patterns of Exchange: Navajo Weavers and Traders.
Reviewed by Jo Farb Hernández

Maureen Trudelle Schwarz. “I Choose Life”: Contemporary Medical and Religious Practices in the Navajo World.
Reviewed by James Stacey Taylor

Javier Campos Calvo-Sotelo. Fiesta, identidad y contracultura: Contribuciones al estudio histórico de la gaita en Galicia.
Reviewed by Ińigo Sánchez

Steven J. Tepper and Bill Ivey, Editors. Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life and Casey Nelson Blake, Editor. The Arts of Democracy: Art, Public Culture, and the State.
Reviewed by Lisa L. Higgins and Teresa Hollingsworth

Ian Russell and Mary Anne Alburger, Editors. Driving the Bow: Fiddle and Dance Studies from around the North Atlantic 2.
Reviewed by Drew Beisswenger

Marc Howard Ross, Editor. Culture and Belonging in Divided Societies: Contestation and Symbolic Landscapes.
Reviewed by Amanda Fickey

James W. Green. Beyond the Good Death: The Anthropology of Modern Dying.
Reviewed by Elinor Levy

Heather A. Diamond. American Aloha: Cultural Tourism and the Negotiation of Tradition.
Reviewed by Jo Farb Hernández