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Folklore studies

Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics and, in the United Kingdom, as tradition studies or folk life studies) is the interdisciplinary field within cultural anthropology that examines the creation, performance, and preservation of folklore.

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Cultural anthropology, Anthropology, Ethnology, Cultural studies, Literary studies, Musicology, Sociology
Key people
Brothers Grimm, Franz Boas, Alan Dundes, Richard Dorson, Alan Lomax
Origin
Early 19th century Europe
Purpose
Study and preservation of Folklore, Oral tradition, Folk culture, Cultural heritage, and Traditional knowledge through Ethnography, Field research, and Archival research. Develo…

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related to German folklore in the Third Reich · 26
Folklore studies → By, Erbe, Ernst Bloch, Europe, European, Folklore, German, German Volkskunde, Germanic, Germany, Greater Germanic Reich, Hitler, In, In Europe, Nazi, Nazi Party, Nazis, Racial, Rasse, Stamm
related to External links · 20
Folklore studies → An Introductory Resource, April, Archived, ArchiveFolklore JournalThe Folklore Society, Ceallaigh, Conducting Ethnographic Research, Ethnographic Research, Folklore, Folklore Fellows Network Bulletin, Getting Started, Hopkins, HyldyrA Guide, Introduction, Joseph, MacCath-Moran, PDF, The Basics, Utah State University, Wayback Machine, What
related to After World War II · 18
Folklore studies → Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Because, Beginning, Culture, Enclosing, European, Following World War II, For, Franz Boas, In, Individual, It, One, Or, Richard Baumann, So, This, Within
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Folklore studies → Cultural anthropology, Anthropology, Ethnology, Cultural studies, Literary studies, Musicology, Sociology
Key people · 1
Folklore studies → Brothers Grimm, Franz Boas, Alan Dundes, Richard Dorson, Alan Lomax
Origin · 1
Folklore studies → Early 19th century Europe
Purpose · 1
Folklore studies → Study and preservation of Folklore, Oral tradition, Folk culture, Cultural heritage, and Traditional knowledge through Ethnography, Field research, and Archival research. Develo…

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folklore cultural studies within folk folklorists culture century oral american time folklife new traditional artifacts research study traditions performance tradition

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Folklore studiesKey peopleBrothers Grimm, Franz Boas, Alan Dundes, Richard Dorson, Alan Lomax1.00infobox
Folklore studiesOriginEarly 19th century Europe1.00infobox
Folklore studiesPurposeStudy and preservation of Folklore, Oral tradition, Folk culture, Cultural heritage, and Traditional knowledge through Ethnography, Field research, and Archival research. Develo…1.00infobox
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