folklore
cultural expressions of a particular group of people, manifested in verbal form (proverbs, jokes, legends, songs), material form (objects of art), customs (beliefs and ways of doing things)
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Summary
folklore is a genre[1]. folklore ranks in the top 3% of genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,247 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: tradition[3]
- Part of: history[4], folk culture[5], academic discipline[6]
- Commons category: Folklore[7]
- Said to be the same as: folk culture[8]
- Has part(s): customary folklore[9], material folklore[10], verbal folklore[11], legend[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Folklore[13]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Folklore[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21]
- Studied by: folkloristics[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Folklore[24], WikiProject Oral tradition[25], WikiProject Anthropology[26], WikiProject Sociology[27]
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Influence
Things named for folklore include fakelore[28], a fiction genre[29].
Why It Matters
folklore has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] folklore is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
folklore has been cited as an influence by folk horror[32], a horror genre[33].
Works attributed to folklore include Father Frost[34], a Russian folktale[35]. Entities named for folklore include fakelore[28], a fiction genre[29].
FAQs
Who did folklore influence?
folklore has been cited as an influence by folk horror[32].