Folklorism

/ˈfoʊklɔːrɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The academic study of folklore, or the practice of adapting and promoting folklore as a cultural movement or political tool.

Etymology

Folk + lore + -ism suffix (indicating a system, movement, or doctrine). Emerged in the late 19th century as a formal noun for both the scholarly discipline and the social movement of reviving traditional culture.

Kelly Says

Folklorism became politically powerful in the 20th century—nationalist movements used 'authentic' folklore to create national identity, sometimes inventing traditions and claiming they were ancient when they were actually quite new.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
民俗
min-zoku
ARالعربية
الfolklorism
al-folklorizm
BNবাংলা
জনপ্রিয় সংস্কৃতি
jon-pri-yo-san-skriti
CACatalà
folklorisme
folk-lo-ri-sme
CSČeština
folklorismus
folk-lo-ri-zmus
DADansk
folklorisme
folk-lor-isme
DEDeutsch
Folklorismus
folk-lor-i-zus
ELΕλληνικά
λαογραφία
laografi-a
ESEspañol
folklorismo
fol-klor-ee-smo
FAفارسی
فرهنگ عامی
farhang-e aami
FISuomi
kansanperinteen tutkimus
kansan-peri-neen tut-ki-mus
FRFrançais
folklorisme
fɔk-lɔ-ʁism
GUGU
લોકકલા
lok-kala
HAHA
abubuwan jama'a
a-bu-bu-wan ja-ma-a
HEעברית
פולקלור
folk-lor
HIहिन्दी
लोककला
lok-kala
HUMagyar
népművészet
nepmüveszet
IDBahasa Indonesia
folklorisme
fol-klor-isme
IGIG
akụkụ ụwa
a-ku-ku-u-wa
ITItaliano
folklorismo
fol-klor-i-smo
JA日本語
民俗主義
minzoku-shugi
KKKK
халқы ағыны
hal-ky a-gy-ny
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រប្រវត្តិ
vit-dya-sa-ast-pra-vat-tri
KO한국어
민속주의
minsok-ju-i
MRMR
लोककला
lok-kala
MSBahasa Melayu
folklorisme
folk-lo-ri-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူလူမျိုး
pyi-thuu-lu-myo
NLNederlands
folklorisme
folk-lo-ri-sme
NONorsk
folklorisme
folk-lor-isme
PAPA
ਲੋਕ ਕਲਾ
lok kala
PLPolski
folklorizm
folk-lor-izm
PTPortuguês
folklorismo
fol-klor-i-smo
RORomână
folklorism
folk-lo-rizm
RUРусский
фольклоризм
folk-lor-izm
SVSvenska
folklorism
folk-lor-ism
SWKiswahili
folklori
folk-lo-ri
TAதமிழ்
மக்கள் கலை
makkal-kai
TEతెలుగు
జానపద కళ
jaana-pada-kala
THไทย
ศิลปวัฒนธรรมพื้นบ้าน
sart-pha-than-tham-p'ien-ban
TLTL
folklorismo
folk-lo-ri-smo
TRTürkçe
folklorizm
folk-lor-izm
UKУкраїнська
фольклоризм
folk-lor-izm
URاردو
लोक فن
lok-fan
VITiếng Việt
phong trào dân gian
phong-tro-dân-gian
YOYO
Ẹ̀dọ̀
e-do
ZH中文
民间主义
mínjiàn zhǔyì
ZUZU
inkulumo
in-ku-lu-mo

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