The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 4: Myth, Manners, and Memory (The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, 4) (v. 4)

This volume of __The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture__ addresses the cultural, social, and intellectual terrain of myth, manners, and historical memory in the American South. Evaluating how a distinct southern identity has been created, recreated, and performed through memories that blur the line between fact and fiction, this volume paints a broad, multihued picture of the region seen through the lenses of belief and cultural practice. The 95 entries here represent a substantial revision and expansion of the material on historical memory and manners in the original edition. They address such matters as myths and memories surrounding the Old South and the Civil War; stereotypes and traditions related to the body, sexuality, gender, and family (such as debutante balls and beauty pageants); institutions and places associated with historical memory (such as cemeteries, monuments, and museums); and specific subjects and objects of myths, including the Confederate flag and Graceland. Together, they offer a compelling portrait of the "southern way of life" as it has been imagined, lived, and contested. Volume 1: Religion. In This Volume Of The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture, Contributors Have Revised Entries From The Original Encyclopedia On Topics Ranging From Religious Broadcasting To Snake Handling And Added New Entries On Such Topics As Asian Religions, Latino Religion, New Age Religion, Islam, Native American Religion, And Social Activism. With The Contributions Of More Than 60 Authorities In The Field--including Paul Harvey, Loyal Jones, Wayne Flynt, And Samuel F. Weber--this Volume Is An Accessibly Written, Up-to-date Reference To Religious Culture In The American South. Volume 2: Geography. This Volume Addresses General Topics Of Cultural Geographic Interest, Such As Appalachia, Exiles And Expatriates, Latino And Jewish Populations, Migration Patterns, And The Profound Disneyfication Of Central Florida. Entries With A More Concentrated Focus Examine Major Cities, Such As Atlanta, New Orleans, And Memphis; The Influence Of Black And White Southern Migrants On Northern Cities; And Individual Subregions, Such As The Piedmont, Piney Woods, Tidewater, And Delta. Putting Together The Disparate Pieces That Make Up The Place Called The South, This Volume Sets The Scene For The Discussions In All The Other Volumes Of The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture. Volume 3: History. This Volume Broadly Surveys History In The American South From The Paleoindian Period (approximately 8000 B.c.e.) To The Present. In 118 Essays, Contributors Cover The Turbulent Past Of The Region That Has Witnessed Frequent Racial Conflict, A Bloody Civil War Fought And Lost On Its Soil, Massive In- And Out-migration, Major Economic Transformations, And A Civil Rights Movement That Brought Fundamental Change To The Social Order. Volume 4: Myth, Manners, And Memory. This Volume Addresses The Cultural, Social, And Intellectual Terrain Of Myth, Manners, And Historical Memory In The American South. Evaluating How A Distinct Southern Identity Has Been Created, Recreated, And Performed Through Memories That Blur The Line Between Fact And Fiction, This Volume Paints A Broad, Multihued Picture Of The Region Seen Through The Lenses Of Belief And Cultural Practice. V. 1. Religion, Vol. Ed. Samuel S. Hill -- V. 2. Geography, Vol. Ed. Richard Pillsbury -- V. 3. History, Vol. Ed. Charles Reagan Wilson -- V. 4. Myth, Manners, And Memory, Vol. Ed. Charles Reagan Wilson -- V. 5 Language, Vol. Ed. Michael Montgomery & Ellen Johnson -- V. 6 Ethnicity. Vol. Ed. Celeste Ray -- V. 7. Foodways, Vol. Ed. John T. Edge -- V. 8. Environment, Vol. Ed. Martin Melosi -- V. 9. Literature, Vol. Ed. M. Thomas Inge -- V. 10. Law & Politics, Vol. Ed. James W. Ely Jr. & Bradley G. Bond -- V. 11. Agriculture & Industry, Vol. Ed. Melissa Walker & James C. Cobb -- V. 12. Music, Vol. Ed. Bill Malone -- V. 13. Gender, Vol. Ed. Nancy Bercaw & Ted Ownby -- V. 14. Folklife, Vol. Ed. Glenn Hinson & William Ferris -- V. 15. Urbanization, Vol. Ed. Wanda Rushing -- V. 16. Sports & Recreation, , Vol. Ed. Harvey H. Jackson Iii -- V. 17. Education, Vol. Ed Clarence L. Mohr -- V. 18. Media, Vol. Ed Allison Graham & Sharon Montheith -- V. 19. Violence, Vol. Ed Amy Louise Wood -- V. 20. Social Class, Vol. Ed Larry J. Griffin & Peggy G. Hargis -- V. 21. Art And Architecture, Vol. Ed Judith H. Bonner & Estill Curtis Pennington -- V. 22. Science And Medicine, Vol. Ed James G. Thomas, Jr. & Charles Reagan Wilson -- V. 23. Folk Art, Vol. Ed Carol Crown & Cheryl Rivers -- V. 24. Race, Vol. Ed Thomas C. Holt & Laurie B. Green. Charles Reagan Wilson, General Editor ; James G. Thomas Jr., Managing Editor ; Ann J. Abadie, Associate Editor. Rev. Ed. Of: Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture. 1991. Sponsored By The Center For The Study Of Southern Culture At The University Of Mississippi. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture addresses the cultural, social, and intellectual terrain of myth, manners, and historical memory in the American South. Evaluating how a distinct southern identity has been created, recreated, and performed through memories that blur the line between fact and fiction, this volume paints a broad, multihued picture of the region seen through the lenses of belief and cultural practice.

Library Journal

Published in conjunction with the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, this work is a significantly expanded update of the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, first released in 1989. While the original was published as a single volume, the New Encyclopedia will be a 24-volume set published over five years, with each relatively small volume devoted to a particular aspect of Southern culture. These inaugural four volumes include Religion; Geography; History; and Myth, Manners, and Memory. Others in the set will include Urbanization, Race, Media, Recreation, Foodways, Law and Politics, and Science and Medicine. Each volume begins with an overview article written by the volume editor, followed by thematic essays arranged alphabetically, then by topical articles, also arranged alphabetically. All essays and articles are signed by the contributor and include bibliographic references. Many new articles have been added, and most of the existing ones have been revised to reflect recent developments in scholarship, especially with respect to race, gender, politics, and the arts. Revised articles also contain updated statistical and bibliographic information. Bottom Line This set represents a solid improvement on a celebrated reference work. The individual volumes will be essential for scholars of various Southern studies topics; the full 24-volume set is highly recommended for all reference collections in the South and larger reference collections elsewhere. [For more information, go to www.uncpress.unc.edu.-Ed.]-Elizabeth L. Winter, Acquisitions Lib. & Information Ctr., Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Content: African influences -- Automobiles -- Cult of beauty -- Benighted South -- Body -- Clocks and time -- Community -- Confederate monuments -- Debutantes -- Etiquette of race relations in the Jim Crow South -- Family -- Fashion -- Fatherhood -- Fighting South -- Fraternal groups -- Black fraternal orders -- Garden myth -- Gays -- Southern icons -- Ladies and gentlemen -- Lynching -- Maiden Aunt -- Manners -- Memory -- Modernism -- Motherhood -- Museums -- Mythic South -- New South myth -- Northern mythmaking -- Plantation myth -- Postmodernism -- Racial attitudes -- Reconstruction myth -- Regionalism -- Religion and mythology -- Romanticism -- Sexuality -- Stereotypes -- Stoicism -- Tobacco -- Victorianism -- Visiting. Vanderbilt agrarians -- Anglo-Saxon South -- Appalachian myth -- New Orleans: South's Babylon -- Black collectibles -- Myth of black Confederates -- Burma Shave signs -- Carter era -- W.J. Cash -- Cavalier myth -- Celtic South -- Chosen people myth -- Christmas -- Atlanta: The "city too busy to hate" -- Civil War reenactments -- Confederate Memorial Day -- "Crackers" -- Elderly -- Evangeline myth -- Family reunions -- Farm Security Administration photography -- Feuds and feuding -- Confederate flag -- Dave Gardner -- Good old boys and girls -- Graceland -- Holidays -- Hospitality -- Jim Crow -- Juneteenth -- Lost cause myth -- L.Q.C. Lamar Society -- "Mammy" -- Mencken's South -- Margaret Mitchell -- "Moonlight-and-magnolias" myth -- Southern nationalism -- Patriotic societies -- Pickup truck -- Pilgrimage -- Sense of place -- Poor whites -- Johnny Reb -- Rednecks -- Sambo -- "See Rock City" -- Selma march -- Stone Mountain -- Trucking -- "Uncle Tom's Cabin" -- Frank Yerby -- Yoknapatawpha County.