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  2. Category : American folklore films and television series

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    Pages in category "American folklore films and television series" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  3. Folklore of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.

  4. Category:Films based on folklore - Wikipedia

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    American folklore films and television series (1 C, 26 P) Animated films based on folklore (6 C, 10 P) Films based on Asian myths and legends (12 C, 9 P) B.

  5. Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    In some myths they are benign, in others fearsome and malevolent. [12] The Sun is an important deity; [13] [14] other supernatural characters include Morning Star [13] [8] [14] and the Thunderbirds. [15] [12] [16] A common theme is the making of a journey, often to a supernatural place across the landscape or up to the parallel world in the sky ...

  6. Category:Works based on folklore - Wikipedia

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    Works based on folklore, the traditions common to a culture, ... Films based on folklore (12 C, 14 P) A. Works based on American folklore (2 C, 2 P) C.

  7. Folk horror - Wikipedia

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    The ruined Saint James Church in Bix Bottom, Oxfordshire was a setting for scenes in The Blood on Satan's Claw.. The earliest known use of the term, though describing an artefact rather than a genre, was in John Fowles' 1966 novel The Magus, in which an African figure is described as a folk-horror, a corn-doll bundle of black strips of rag that hung down to the ground in a series of skirted ...

  8. Category:Works based on American folklore - Wikipedia

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    American folklore films and television series (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Works based on American folklore" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 ...

  9. American mythology - Wikipedia

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    American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the first colonists settled. "American mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures ...