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folkloristics

branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore
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folkloristics

Summary

folkloristics is a branch of anthropology[1]. folkloristics draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #7 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • folkloristics's instance of is recorded as branch of anthropology[3].
  • folkloristics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • folkloristics's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • folkloristics's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • folkloristics's instance of is recorded as field of work[7].
  • folkloristics is a type of cultural anthropology[8].
  • folkloristics's Commons category is recorded as Folklorists[9].
  • folkloristics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Folklore studies[10].
  • folkloristics's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Folklore[11].
  • folkloristics's Classification of Instructional Programs code is recorded as 05.0209[12].
  • folkloristics's practiced by is recorded as folklorist[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of anthropology[3], academic discipline[4], field of study[5], and field of work[7]. folkloristics is a type of cultural anthropology[8].

Why It Matters

folkloristics draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #7 of 32).[2] folkloristics has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] folkloristics is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Alexander Afanasyev Arnold van Gennep cultural anthropology folklore Grigory Potanin Khachatur Abovian narratology University of Tartu Institute of Cultural Research Uzeyir Hajibeyov Vasily Radlov Vladimir Propp Vuk Karadžić

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → folklorist
    Instance of → branch of anthropology, academic discipline, field of study +2
    Topic's main category → Category:Folklore studies
    Topic's main wikimedia portal → Portal:Folklore
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17883, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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