folklore

Summary

folklore is a genre^[1]. folklore ranks in the top 3% of genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,583 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• folklore's instance of is recorded as genre^[3].
• folklore is a type of tradition^[4].
• folklore is part of history^[5].
• folklore is part of folk culture^[6].
• folklore's Commons category is recorded as Folklore^[7].
• folklore's said to be the same as is recorded as folk culture^[8].
• folklore comprises customary folklore^[9].
• folklore comprises material folklore^[10].
• folklore comprises verbal folklore^[11].
• folklore comprises legend^[12].
• folklore's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Folklore^[13].
• folklore's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Folklore^[14].
• folklore's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• folklore's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• folklore's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• folklore's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• folklore's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• folklore's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[20].
• folklore's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• folklore's studied by is recorded as folkloristics^[22].
• folklore's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].
• folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Folklore^[24].
• folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Oral tradition^[25].
• folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Anthropology^[26].
• folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Sociology^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

folklore's instance of is recorded as genre^[3]. folklore is a type of tradition^[4].

Use and Application

Components include customary folklore^[9]; material folklore^[10]; verbal folklore^[11]; and legend^[12], a literary genre^[28]. Part of include history^[5] and folk culture^[6].

Influence

Things named for folklore include fakelore^[29], a fiction genre^[30].

Why It Matters

folklore ranks in the top 3% of genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,583 views/month).^[2] folklore has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] folklore is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

folklore has been cited as an influence by folk horror^[33], a horror genre^[34].

Works attributed to folklore include Father Frost^[35], a Russian folktale^[36]. Entities named for folklore include fakelore^[29], a fiction genre^[30].

FAQs

Who did folklore influence?

folklore has been cited as an influence by folk horror^[33].