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28 Cards in this Set
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William Thoms |
Invented the word folklore |
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Edward tylor |
Coined the term survivals |
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Folklore |
Artistic communication in small groups |
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Folk |
Any group of people whatsoever who share at least one common factor Unofficial and informal levels of a groups culture in which we all participate in overlapping circles |
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Lore |
Specific expressed forms that a group uses to communicate and interact |
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4 categories of folklore |
Verbal- things we say, stories, jokes, limericks Customary- things we do, medical practices, dances, celebrations Material- things we make, toys, tombstones, quilts Belief - things we believe, luck, ghosts, Bigfoot |
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Narrative |
Story Experience transformed into verbal account Told chronologically |
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Success of a narrative depends on |
Audience understanding references Audience engaging in the "space between sentences" |
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Folk narrative |
Multiple versions (no correct version, each telling recreates it) Reflects the past and present Reflects the individual and community |
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Myth |
Regarded as sacred and true Concerned with ultimate realities, set outside of recorded time Usually involve divine characters |
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Folktale |
Regarded as fiction or fantasy No character development, static No internal conflict, 2d characters and stories |
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Legend |
Single episode that is bizarre, embarrassing, miraculous, etc Set in historical time, world as we know it Negotiation of truth |
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Emic |
In group perspective |
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Etic |
Out group perspective |
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Urban legend |
All legends: negotiation of truth, set in known world Urban legends also: FOAF, happen right here and now, poetic justice, continue to exist in modern world, reflect hopes fears anxieties |
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Conservatism |
Recurring motifs, formulaic repetition |
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Motif |
Smallest element of a legend that persists in tradition |
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Dynamism |
Adaptations to fit cultural shifts Incorporation of motifs from other legends rumors or jokes |
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Oikotype |
Localized variations of folklore |
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4 contexts |
Cultural- beliefs and values of folk group the narrative is told in Social/situational- influence of immediate environment and audience Individual- narrators personal influence and reason for choosing the narrative Comparative- comparing narrative to other narratives, both in and out of surrounding culture |
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Rumor vs legend |
Rumor- short, non narrative, exptrssion of belief open ended Legend- longer, narrative, closed |
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Ostension |
Enactment of legend |
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Quasi-ostension |
Interpretation of an experience based on belief in a legend |
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Pseudo ostension |
Enactment of a legend by non believers as a hoax |
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Pilgrimage |
Ritualized journey to a sacred spot for spiritual renewal or transformation |
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Parts of a legend trip |
Introduction Enactment Recounting experience |
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Elements of performance |
Acoustic- words, music, etc Visual- costumes, symbols, props Kinesics- non verbal expression, body language, etc Proxemics- spatial relations, cultural conventions about distance between teller and audience |
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Great change |
After WWII Modernization Division of labor Folk groups no longer based in location, less sense of community (more transportation, differentiation) Systemic relationships Urbanization and suburbanization Changing values |
