Of or relating to folklorism or folklorists; characteristic of the study or practice of folklore.
Folklorist + -ic suffix. Created as an adjective form to describe things that relate to folklorists or their work, gaining prominence in 20th-century academic discourse.
A 'folkloristic approach' to culture treats traditions as texts to be analyzed rather than as living practices—which is why some living cultures complain that folklorists can freeze and misinterpret their actual, evolving customs.
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