Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. List of Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction: The Pathway(s) from Oral-formulaic Theory to Contemporary Oral Theory 1
7. Introduction to the Individual Contributions 13
8. Orality and Literacy Revisited 17
9. Preserving Traditions of “Them” and the Creation of “Us”: Formulaic Language, Historiography, Mythology, and Self-Definition 23
10. Beyond Books: The Confluence of Influence and the Old English Judith 33
11. Embodying the Oral Tradition: Performance and Performative Poetics in and of Beowulf 51
12. Performing Anglo-Saxon Elegies: A Conversation 65
13. Notes on the Recordings of Three Anglo-Saxon Elegies 77
14. Healing Charms in the Lincoln Thornton Manuscript 79
15. Is the “Formula” the Key to Oral Composition? 95
16. The Formula: Morphology and Syntax 107
17. Old Norse Riddles and other Verbal Contests in Performance 123
18. Performance Archaeology, Eiríksmál, Hákonarmál, and the Study of Old Nordic Religions 137
19. “To Surf through the Shared Riches of the Story Hoard”: The oAgora of the Sigurðr Story 155
20. When a Hero Lies 177
21. “The True Nature of the aoidos”: The Kirghiz Singer of Tales and the Epic of Manas 185
22. John Miles Foley: Open Mind, Open Access, Open Tradition, Open Foley 207
23. Master Bibliography 223
24. Index of Manuscripts Cited 247
25. Index 249