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Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group. The academic and usually ethnographic study of folklore is known as folkloristics.
History
The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological goals; only in the 20th century did ethnographers begin to attempt to record folklore without overt political goals. The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm, collected orally transmitted German tales and published the first series as Kinder- und Hausmärchen ("Children's and Household Tales") in 1812.
The term was coined in 1846 by an Englishman, William Thoms, who wanted to use an Anglo-Saxon term for what was then called "popular antiquities." Johann Gottfried von Herder first advocated the deliberate recording and preservation of folklore to document the authentic spirit, tradition, and identity of the German people; the belief that there can be such authenticity is one of the tenets of the romantic nationalism which Herder developed. The definition most widely accepted by current scholars of the field is "artistic communication in small groups," coined by Dan Ben-Amos a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and the term, and the associated field of study, now include non-verbal art forms and customary practices.
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I could spend a lifetime reading from the mythology/folklore section at barnes & noble
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At the Edge Archive: Turf Labyrinths - Article by Marilyn Clark describing Britain's eight remaining turf labyrinths and two former ones, with pictures.
Changeling Legends from the British Isles - Collection of this type of legends, with source data provided.
Dragon's Hoard - The Folklore of British Holy Wells - Article on the folklore surrounding these wells, by Rowan in the White Dragon e-zine.
Meta Description: [ A study of the folklore which has surrounded pilgrimages to the healing waters found at various wells or springs around Britain and how many of these are still to be found today. What customs surround them and what healing powers the different wells have. ]
Dragons of the British Isles - Gazetteer of places associated with dragons.
Folklore Society - Devoted to the study of traditional arts and crafts, customs, beliefs and folk medicine. Features membership information as well as details of the society's library, journal and awards.
Meta Description: [ The Folklore Society's interests cover all aspects of folklore - traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, customs and belief, popular religion, folk medicine, traditional sayings and proverbs ]
National Centre for English Cultural Tradition - Part of the University of Sheffield. Details of current research projects and courses offered.
The Folklore of the British Isles - Examines the folklore, tales and supernatural creatures of England, Scotland and Wales. From Mysterious Britain.
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The Museum of Myth and Fable - An education programme based on storytelling in The Morgan Library, Wem, Shropshire. Contact and event details.
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