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Legend Formation

Legend Formation is a sociohistorical process within folk narrative studies that accounts for the emergence and development of legends through the symbolic reinterpretation of real or perceived events within a cultural framework.

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2017–2026

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The Sources of Four Commonly Reported Cutoff Criteria

Charles E. Lance, Marcus M. Butts, Lawrence C. Michels · Organizational Research Methods · 2006 · 2K citations

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The American Mafia: Genesis of a Legend.

Gilbert Geis, Joseph L. Albini · Social Forces · 1974 · 198 citations

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The Razor Blade in the Apple: The Social Construction of Urban Legends

Joel Best, Gerald T. Horiuchi · Social Problems · 1985 · 112 citations

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Anzac Memories: Living with the Legend.

Richard G. White, Alistair Thomson · The American Historical Review · 1996 · 97 citations

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"It Happened Not Too Far from Here...": A Survey of Legend Theory and Characterization

Timothy R. Tangherlini · Western Folklore · 1990 · 95 citations

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Authors

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  1. AT
    Alistair Thomson

    University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 119 citations

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  2. JL
    Joseph L. Albini

    Amur State University of Humanities and Pedagogy, Russia

    2 publications · 271 citations

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  3. GT
    Gerald T. Horiuchi

    California State University, Fresno, United States

    2 publications · 139 citations

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  4. TR
    Timothy R. Tangherlini

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 114 citations

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  5. AC
    Arthur C. L. Brown

    University of Washington, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

15

  1. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  2. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    6.1K citations

  3. California State University, Fresno

    Fresno, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    224 citations

  4. Cal Humanities

    San Francisco, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  5. Samford University

    Birmingham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  6. Flemish Community

    Brussels, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  7. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  8. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 368 citations

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  2. Western Folklore

    5 publications · 235 citations

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  3. Journal of American History

    3 publications · 66 citations

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  4. Fabula

    3 publications · 36 citations

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  5. Social Problems

    2 publications · 139 citations

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