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Folklore: The body of myths, legends, and traditional beliefs of a people or the study of those beliefs. ^[e]

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Parent topics

• Cultural anthropology [r]: The branch of anthropology concerned with the study of human societies and cultures and their development. ^[e]
• Ethnology [r]: The theoretical study of human cultures and societies. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Fairy tale [r]: A story with magical or supernatural elements, in either oral tradition or written literature. ^[e]
• Folk music [r]: A kind of popular music which is based on traditional music and instruments. ^[e]
• Proverb [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Legend [r]: A traditional story purporting to relate to historical people and/or events. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Literature [r]: The profession of “letters” (from Latin litteras), and written texts considered as aesthetic and expressive objects. ^[e]
• Culture area [r]: A region, in anthropology, in which the environment and cultures are very similar. ^[e]
• Ethnography [r]: The scientific collection of data regarding culture and society, generally entailing direct engagement with the culture or society under study. ^[e]
• Ethnic group [r]: A population whose members identify with one another as distinct from others. This usually occurs through a perceived common history, and often also includes shared culture, race, religion, or language. ^[e]
• Cult [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Mythology [r]: The study of myths and sagas. ^[e]
• Ritual [r]: Set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value, which is prescribed by a convention or by the traditions of a community. ^[e]
• Linguistic anthropology [r]: The branch of anthropology that brings linguistic methods to bear on anthropological problems, linking the analysis of semiotic and particularly linguistic forms and processes to the interpretation of sociocultural processes. ^[e]
• Physical anthropology [r]: The anthropological study of humans as a biological species. ^[e]
• Paleoanthropology [r]: The branch of physical anthropology that focuses on the study of human evolution, tracing the anatomic, behavioral and genetic linkages of our ancient, usually bipedal, ancestors. ^[e]
• Social anthropology [r]: Add brief definition or description