<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> This handbook introduces key elements of the philological research area called paremiology. It presents the main subject area as well as the current status of paremiological research. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar-specialist in their area of proverbial research. The book successfully represents a measured balance between the popular and scientific approach.