TY - BOOK AU - Sobol Joseph Daniel TI - The storytellers' journey: an American revival SN - 0252024362 AV - GR72.3 PY - 1999/// CY - Urbana PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Storytelling KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-260) and index; Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The archetype of the storyteller -- The motif of serendipity in the birth of the storytelling revival -- From serendipity to ceremony: the traditionalization of the national storytelling festival -- The storyteller's journey: the national storytelling festival as ritualization of the revival mythos -- Alternative models of community: dynamics of local, regional, and national storytelling revival associations -- "Blood on the porch": the Protestant Reformation of NAPPS -- Concluding thoughts and stories with morals: reflections on an American revival -- Bibliography -- Index ER -