Folklore

Folklore is the science of ( material and immaterial ) folk traditions ( folklore ). In Scandinavian and Slavic -speaking world 's folklore with the local folklore equate. In Anglo-Saxon and German, on the other hand, it is understood to mean exclusively dealing with folk songs and folk tales ( fairy tales , sagas, etc.), see also narrative research .

literature

• Hermann Bausinger : folklore, folklore. In: Encyclopedia of Fairy Tales . Volume 4, 1984, Sp. 1397-1403.
• Regina Bendix, Nicholas H. Schaffner: American folklore. An introduction. With a view from Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. Berlin 1995 (Ethnological Paperbacks).
• Wan-Kan Chin: Folklore in modern China (1918–1949). A comparative study on the relationship between collecting, state administration and nation building with regard to the Chinese tradition under the influence of European folklore. Aachen 1997 (reports from historical studies).

Web links

• Susanne Hose, Ines Keller: Ethnography and Folklore. A contribution to the history of science . In: Electronic Library of Sorbian-Serbian Cultural Ties . 2002.