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In 1977, Yocom accepted a job offer at George Mason University in Virginia. She has created a Folklore Studies program that includes a Folklore, Mythology and Literature concentration for undergraduates in the Department of English, a Folklore and Mythology Minor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, a Graduate Certificate in Folklore Studies (Dept. of English), and a Folklore ...
Hermes - Messenger of the gods in Greek mythology (or Mercury in Roman mythology), patron of travelers, boundaries and thieves. Notably stole a herd of cattle from Apollo in his youth, but then invented the lyre and gave it to Apollo as payment. Hershele Ostropoler - In Ashkenazic Jewish folklore, based on a real person who lived during the ...
He studied for a master's degree in Japanese Literature and Folklore at University of California, Berkeley. [6] He completed an intensive language study in Yokohama, Japan and studied History and Folklore at Kanagawa University. [4] He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University, in the department of Asian Languages: Japanese. [6]
Mythological objects encompass a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) found in mythology, legend, folklore, tall tale, fable, religion, spirituality, superstition, paranormal, and pseudoscience from across the world. This list is organized according to the category of object.
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.
Proto-Uralic mythology. Komi mythology; Finnic mythology. Estonian mythology; Finnish mythology; Mari mythology; Sami mythology; Germanic mythology. Anglo-Saxon mythology; Continental Germanic mythology; English mythology; Frankish mythology; Norse mythology; Swiss folklore; Scottish mythology; Welsh mythology; Irish mythology. Northern/modern ...
Front cover of Folklore: "He loses his hat: Judith Philips riding a man", from: The Brideling, Sadling, and Ryding, of a rich Churle in Hampshire (1595). Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics, tradition studies or folk life studies in the UK) [1] is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore.
The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) is a catalogue of folktale types used in folklore studies.The ATU index is the product of a series of revisions and expansions by an international group of scholars: Originally published in German by Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne (1910), [1] the index was translated into English, revised, and expanded by American folklorist Stith Thompson (1928 ...