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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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| Folklore studies | Field | Cultural anthropology, Anthropology, Ethnology, Cultural studies, Literary studies, Musicology, Sociology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Folklore studies | Key people | Brothers Grimm, Franz Boas, Alan Dundes, Richard Dorson, Alan Lomax | 1.00 | infobox |
| Folklore studies | Origin | Early 19th century Europe | 1.00 | infobox |
| Folklore studies | Purpose | Study and preservation of Folklore, Oral tradition, Folk culture, Cultural heritage, and Traditional knowledge through Ethnography, Field research, and Archival research. Develo… | 1.00 | infobox |
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