Jones, Michael Owen
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Name (Latin)
Jones, Michael Owen
Date of birth
1942-10-11
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Folk art
Folklore
Religion
Occupation
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- UCLA website, viewed December 13, 2018(Michael Owen Jones, M.A., Ph.D.; professor, UCLA School of the Arts & Architecture, World Arts & Culture; B.A. 1960 in history, art, and political science, University of Kansas; M.A. 1964, folklore, Indiana University; Ph.D. 1970, folklore & American studies, Indiana University; professor of folklore at UCLA since 1968; research interests include folk art and aesthetics, folk medicine, vernacular religion, food customs and symbolism, applied folklore, folklore film and photography, occupational traditions, and organizational culture and symbolism; has conducted fieldwork in Western Canada and the Maritimes, Appalachia, the Great Plains, and Southern California; former president, California Folklore Society; former member of executive board, and president, American Folklore Society; member, California Council for the Humanities)
- His Why faith healing? 1972.
- His Traditions of a Kansas farmer, 1966:vita (b. 10-11-42)
Wikipedia description:
Michael Owen Jones (born 1942) is an American Folklorist and emeritus Professor in the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Program at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Jones has wide-ranging research interests: he is particularly known for his research on folk medicine and on foodways but has also researched on other of genres of folklore including "folk belief, speech... arts and crafts and poetry".
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