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Box 352

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Missionary initiation rituals / Scott Esplin, 2009

 Item — Box: 352, Folder: 1
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4289
Scope and Contents note

This project contains a collection of missionary initiation rituals. The analysis notices that most initiation rituals involve embarrassing the new missionary, and many others also involve food. He also discusses how these stories relate to the basic functions of folklore. Stories include "Bed Buddies" "The Pig Head" "Angry Boyfriend" "Gay Elders" "Hooligan Missionaries" and others. Collected by Scott Esplin, Dr. Eliason's ENGL 392 class, Winter 2009.

Dates: Other: 2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

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