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35 Cards in this Set
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ostentation |
pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice. |
Showy |
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Motif |
a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition. |
Similarities |
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Variant |
a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard. |
Differences |
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Diffusion |
the spreading of something more widely. |
Growth |
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Tale-type |
recurring plot patterns in the narrative structures of traditional folktales |
Cinderella themes (Magic help, Meeting the prince) |
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Natural Context |
Happens without arrangements |
Informal |
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Arranged context |
Formal arrangements made to view folklore |
Planned |
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Rapport |
a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well. |
Relationship |
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Märchen |
A folktale or fairy story. |
Story |
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Continuity and change |
aspects of the past that remained the same over certain periods of time are referred to as continuities |
Same but different |
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Take type index |
a multivolume listing designed to help folklorists identify recurring plot patterns in the narrative structures of traditional folktales, so that folklorists can organize, classify, and analyze the folktales they research |
Organize |
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High context folkgroup |
refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Lot of opportunity to engage |
Youth group, Frat 👏 |
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Low Context folkgroup |
people tend to have many connections but of shorter duration or for some specific reason. Not a lot of opportunity to engage |
American |
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Transgression |
an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense. |
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Resistance |
the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. |
Not stopping |
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Heterogeneous folkgroup |
Ask |
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Homogeneous folkgroup |
Ask |
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Polygenesis |
Story emerged from multiple places |
Origin |
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Monogeneis |
Story emerged in one place, then spread |
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Contemporary legend |
a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true |
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Rumor |
a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth. incipient: in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop |
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Context |
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed. |
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Liminal |
1. Of or relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process.2.occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold. |
Halloween |
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Multigeneric |
Derived from or involving more than one genus or kind |
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Participant-observation |
Idea that hanging out and doing research.making observation to details |
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Social norms |
mores are the rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society. People who do not follow these norms may be shunned or suffer some kind of consequence |
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Ethographic fieldwork |
the scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures. |
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Tacit approval |
understood without being openly expressed; implied |
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Truth |
Ask |
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Immersion |
deep mental involvement |
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Indigenous |
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native |
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Oral tradition |
Oral tradition is information passed down through the generations by word of mouth that is not written down. This includes historical and cultural traditions |
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Material culture |
all material evidence which can be attributed to culture, past or present. |
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Things we believe |
Ask |
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Culture bearer |
Individuals that are very knowledgeable in certain folklore groups |
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