The pure experience of order essays on the symbolic in the folk material culture of western America - Poulsen, Richard C. 1943- (Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press, 1982)
The language of symbol -- History and meaning -- Making molasses in the desert -- The handclasp motif in Mormon folk burial -- Hawks and coyotes on western fences -- Folk material culture of the Sanpete-Sevier area -- Cultural invisibility -- Repetition in folk artifacts -- Circumference and center -- Freedom and form.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 159-166.
Keywords: Mormons -- Utah -- Social life and customs; Mormons -- Utah -- Material culture; Material culture -- Utah; Folklore -- Utah; Symbolism in folklore -- Utah; Utah -- Social life and customs