Elliott Oring

Elliott Oring (born 20 April 1945) is an American author of academic books primarily relating to the topics of folklore, humor, and cultural symbolism.^[1] Oring is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles, was editor of Western Folklore (1976-1978), and serves on the Editorial Boards of Humor: International Journal of Humor Research.^[2][3] and Journal of Folklore Research. In 2010-2011 he served as President of the International Society for Humor Studies.

Bibliography

• Folk Groups And Folklore Genres: An Introduction^[4] (1986)
• Folk Groups And Folklore Genres Reader: A Reader (1989)
• Engaging Humor^[5][6] (2003)
• The Jokes of Sigmund Freud: A Study in Humor and Jewish Identity (1984)
• Israeli Humor: The Content and Structure of the Chizbat of the Palmah (1981)
• The First Book of Jewish Jokes: The Collection of L. M. Büschenthal^[7] (2018)
• Just Folklore: Analysis, Interpretation, Critique (2012)
• Jokes and Their Relations (1992)
• Joking Asides :The Theory, Analysis, and Aesthetics of Humor (2016)
• Humor and the Individual (1984)
• The Consolations of Humor and Other Folklore Essays (2023)