Folklore | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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Folklore


00:01:05 1 Overview
00:04:54 2 Origin and development of folklore studies
00:09:04 3 Definition of folk
00:12:03 4 Genres: the lore of folklore
00:14:48 4.1 Verbal tradition
00:17:41 4.2 Material culture
00:22:04 4.3 Customs
00:26:07 4.4 Childlore and games
00:29:47 5 In action: performance in context
00:32:37 5.1 Backstory
00:34:42 5.2 Tradition-bearer and audience
00:36:20 5.3 Framing the performance
00:38:02 5.4 In the subjunctive voice
00:38:53 5.5 Anderson's law of auto-correction
00:40:57 5.6 Context of material lore
00:42:46 5.7 Toelken's conservative-dynamic continuum
00:44:32 5.8 In the electronic age
00:45:30 6 See also
00:45:54 7 Notes



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SUMMARY
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Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. These include oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group. Folklore also includes customary lore, the forms and rituals of celebrations such as Christmas and weddings, folk dances and initiation rites. Each one of these, either singly or in combination, is considered a folklore artifact. Just as essential as the form, folklore also encompasses the transmission of these artifacts from one region to another or from one generation to the next. Folklore is not something one can typically gain in a formal school curriculum or study in the fine arts. Instead, these traditions are passed along informally from one individual to another either through verbal instruction or demonstration. The academic study of folklore is called Folklore studies, and it can be explored at undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. levels.