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Lokaratna An E journal of Folklore Foundation, India

This volume is contributed by the eminent folklorists across the globe. The focus is on ethnic identity, discourse on culture and language and cultural essays , including exclusive interview with the eminent writer Khushbant Singh

Anthropology and Folklore Studies in India: An Overview

Anthropology and Folklore Studies in India: An Overview , 2020

Anthropology has a long tradition of folklore studies. Anthropologist studied both the aspect of folklore i.e. life and lore. Folklore became a popular medium in anthropological studies and using emic approach researchers try to find out the inner meaning of different aspects of culture. This paper focused on the major approaches of the study of Anthropology and Folklore. It is an attempt to classify different phases of Anthropology of Folklore studies in India and understand the historical development of Anthropology of Folklore studies in India. It is observed that, both theoretical and methodological approaches were changed with the time and new branches are emerged with different dimensions.

Unit-2 Brief History Of Folklore Studies With Special Reference To India

2017

Structure 2.0 Objectives 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Early philology and the Grimm Brothers 2.3 W. J. Thoms and the word 'folklore' 2.4 Folklore and ideology 2.5 Different academic approaches 2.6 Growth of folklore studies in India 2.6.1 The missionary period 2.6.2 The nationalist period 2.6.3 The academic period 2.7 Let us sum up 2.8 References and further readings 2.9 Check your progress: possible answers 2.0 OBJECTIVES After reading this Unit, you will be able to: understand the beginning and growth of folklore studies, in India in particular, and in the other parts of the world in general; explain the ideological contexts for the study of, and interest in, folklore; and explain the diversity of perceptions about folklore in different places and at different times.

RELIGION, FOLKLORE AND ORAL TRADITIONS: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EASTERN INDIA

Acme International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2017

A large number of folklore related to religious groups, cults, personality based cults, exists these days in every region of the Indian sub continent. In India religious diversity is respected and encouraged. People from diverse cultures and backgrounds have always accommodated and amalgamated in Indian society. The growth of the folklore provides an interesting window to study the mixing of the legends, oral traditions, religious beliefs, culture and the actual history of the region. For instance in Eastern India there exists variety of folklore , folk literature, Mangal-Kavyas (Panchali) that deals generally with the religious cults, sects, traditions and stories of gods and goddesses , various forms of worship, it's beliefs, rituals and variety of practices etc. The folklore also shows how and why we worship Trees, Sacred Animals, Birds, Emblems, Pictures, Signs, and Motifs etc. The main reason to worship these manifestations is to show devotions to god and goddesses. It symbolizes the religious and cultural practices of both Aryan and non-Aryan traditions. It shows cultural synthesis and ongoing process of socio-anthropological development of the society. Therefore an assessment of Indian culture is possible through a careful study of the religion and folklore .