Looking @ Folklore
In August 1846, Englishman William Thorns, using the nom de plume Ambrose Merton, wrote a letter to the Athenaeum in which he proposed the term "Folklore" as an appropriate Anglo-Saxon term to refer to "manners, customs, observances, superstitions, ballads, proverbs, etc. of the olden time." This neologism was well received and it has achieved virtual world-wide currency. (p.232)
Folklore Resources
Need help locating folklore resources in the library catalog? This is a good starting point and some examples are listed below.
Folklore and the Internet by Call Number: Purdy Library GR 44 .E43 F65 2009Publication Date: 2009A pioneering examination of the folkloric qualities of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and related digital media.
A to Z World Superstitions and Folklore by Call Number: Electronic BookPublication Date: 2009A to Z World Superstitions and Folklore : 175 Countries : Spirit Worship, Curses, Mystical Characters, Folk Tales, Burial and the Dead, Animals, Food, Marriage, Good Luck, Bad Luck, Totems and Amulets and Ancestor Spirits.
Companion to Folklore by Call Number: Electronic BookPublication Date: 2012A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe.
The Story-Time of the British Empire by Call Number: Electronic BookPublication Date: 2010The Story-Time of the British Empire examines folklore collections compiled by British colonial administrators, military men, missionaries, and women in the British colonies of Africa, Asia, and Australia between 1860 and 1950 in the context of colonial relations and done by non-folklorists.
Campus Traditions by Call Number: Electronic BookPublication Date: 2012From their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stories, humor, beliefs, rituals, and pranks.
Newslore by Call Number: Electronic BookPublication Date: 2011Newslore is folklore that comments on and hinges on knowledge of current events. These expressions come in many forms: jokes, urban legends, digitally altered photographs, mock news stories, press releases or interoffice memoranda, parodies of songs, poems, political and commercial advertisements, movie previews and posters, still or animated cartoons, and short live-action films.
