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The Folklore Society

Description

The Folklore Society is a learned society devoted to the study of traditional culture in all its forms. It was founded in London in 1878 and was one of the first organisations established in the world for the study of folklore. The term ‘folklore’ describes the overarching concept that holds together a number of aspects of vernacular culture and cultural traditions, and is also the name of the discipline which studies them.

The Folklore Society’s interest and expertise covers such topics as traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, arts and crafts, customs and belief. The Folklore Society is also interested in popular religion, traditional and regional food, folk medicine, children’s folklore, traditional sayings, proverbs, rhymes and jingles.

The Folklore Society aims to foster the research and documentation of folklore worldwide, and to make the results of such study available to all, whether members of the Society or not.

Offers funding

Yes, this infrastructure provides funding in the following categories:

  • Bursaries
  • Prizes

Founding year

1878

Contact details

Royal Anthropological Institute Of Great Britain
50 Fitzroy Street
50 Fitzroy Street
London
London
W1T 5BT
United Kingdom
Website: https://folklore-society.com/
  • @FolkloreSociety
  • TheFolkloreSociety
  • @thefolkloresociety

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Categorisation

Type

  • Learned society or subject association
  • Society

Project Tags

  • Anthropology & Ethnography tag
  • Art tag
  • Cultural studies tag
  • Dance tag
  • Drama & theatre tag
  • History tag
  • Language tag
  • Linguistics tag
  • Literature tag
  • Medicine tag
  • Museum studies tag
  • Music & sound tag
  • Religious studies tag
  • Science tag
  • Technology tag

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2023-12-14 15:07:52

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