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Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group. The academic and usually ethnographic study of folklore is known as folkloristics.
History
The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological goals; only in the 20th century did ethnographers begin to attempt to record folklore without overt political goals. The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm, collected orally transmitted German tales and published the first series as Kinder- und Hausmärchen ("Children's and Household Tales") in 1812.
The term was coined in 1846 by an Englishman, William Thoms, who wanted to use an Anglo-Saxon term for what was then called "popular antiquities." Johann Gottfried von Herder first advocated the deliberate recording and preservation of folklore to document the authentic spirit, tradition, and identity of the German people; the belief that there can be such authenticity is one of the tenets of the romantic nationalism which Herder developed. The definition most widely accepted by current scholars of the field is "artistic communication in small groups," coined by Dan Ben-Amos a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and the term, and the associated field of study, now include non-verbal art forms and customary practices.
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Aesop's Fables - Traditional and modern versions, illustrated and retold by art students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Requires Flash plug-in.
Aesops Fables in RealAudio - Collection of fables narrated by the webmaster's daughter.
Animals, Myths and Legends - Features Oban the Knowledge Keeper's tales of Animals, myths and legends. Read stories, solve puzzles, play games, and meet a dragon.
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Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - Vast collection of folktales, myths, legends, and texts pertaining to folklore, arranged by title and theme, with a focus on northern and western Europe.
Karine's Stories - Coyote and animal stories told by Carine Dornbush when she was between the age of 5 and 8 years old.
Myth, Fable and Traditional - Explains the difference between myths, fables, and legends. Also offers an assortment of each.
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Storytymes' Aesop's Fables - Aesop's Fables in mp3 format with music and sound effects that help bring the characters to life, download then play to hear the story.
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Tales of Wonder - Folk and fairy tales from around the world, compiled by Richard Darsie.
The Constellation Table - Provides a brief history behind the namings of the 88 constellations.
The Encyclopedia Mythica - An online encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend from different cultures and religions all over the world.
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Thinkquest: The Genesis Project - Exploration of creation myths from many societies, from Algonquin to Yuma, along with a dictionary of creation mythology terms, and a visitor activity centre.
World Myths and Legends in Art - Learn about myths of different cultures. Look up by theme or region of influence. Includes photographs of artwork that were used to portray these ideas. Presented by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
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