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folklore studies

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Folklore studies is an academic discipline dedicated to the systematic investigation of traditional expressive culture, encompassing oral traditions, social customs, material culture, and belief systems, to analyze their forms, functions, meanings, and transmission within and across human communities. This field seeks to understand the dynamics of cultural heritage, identity formation, and vernacular creativity through diverse methodologies including ethnography, textual analysis, and historical research.

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AD

University of California, Berkeley

RM

Indiana University

SJ

Pennsylvania State University

JH

University of Utah

DB

California University of Pennsylvania

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Bloomington, United States

London, United Kingdom

Yale University

New Haven, United States

University of Georgia

Athens, United States

Surakarta, Indonesia

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