How do People Learn and Share Traditions? Do Traditions Disappear? Dynamic and Conservative Elements of Tradition Inventing Tradition The Question of Authenticity Example: Traditions in Folk Art ConclusionĤ Ritual What is Ritual? Low-Context and High-Context Rituals Invented Ritual Groups and Belief Example: Belief and Contemporary Legends ģ Tradition What is Tradition? Tradition is Both Lore and Process Tradition Helps to Create and Confirm a Sense of Identity Tradition is Identified as Tradition by the Community Genres of Folklore Defining Folklore Beyond Genre Labels: Texts and Contexts A Brief History of Folklore Study Conclusion Ģ Groups What is a Folk Group? Definitions How Folk Groups Form Self-Identification and Group Membership Family, School, and Occupational Groups Family School Groups Occupational Groups Example: Folklore in Bounded Spaces GR45.S56 2005 398’.072-dc22 2005011837ġ Folklore What is Folklore? A Working Definition Scholarly Definitions of Folklore
Includes bibliographical references and index. The Library of Congress has cataloged the first edition as follows: Sims, Martha C., 1963Living folklore : an introduction to the study of people and their traditions / Martha C. Utah State University Press Logan, Utah 2011Ĭopyright ©2011 Utah State University Press All rights reserved Utah State University Press Logan, Utah 84322-3078 Manufactured in the United States of America Printed on recycled, acid-free paper ISBN: 978-0-87421-844-2 (cloth) ISBN: 978-0-87421-845-9 (e-book) Second Edition, Revised
Martine Stephens Ohio Wesleyan University Living Folklore An Introduction to the Study of People and Their Traditions Second Edition
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