folkloristic
- adjective
- /ˌfoʊkləˈrɪstɪk/
- Formal
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folclórico
- The folkloristic tales shared by the elders reflect the rich cultural heritage of the region.
- folkloristic studies
Examples
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Charles Camp's American Foodways (1989) serves as a folkloristic survey of American traditional eating habits.
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Moreover, a folkloristic approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on concepts not only in the arts and humanities but also the social sciences, along with those of its own field.
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In recent years, scholars have emphasized the folkloristic aspects of the legendary sagas.
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Many of the recent book-length folkloristic studies of American settings examine outdoor contexts of hunting and recreation.
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The CELN aims to be the national portal website for ethnic minority literature and folkloristic documentation and research.
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Most noticeable in new African American folklore scholarship is the integration of folkloristic and historical approaches.
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Until recently, anthropological and folkloristic studies have focused almost exclusively on the quaint, the primitive, and the exotic.
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And in the last decade, a rejuvenation of the historical component of tradition is evident, thus forming a new folkloristic synthesis of art, literature, culture, and history.
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The application of folkloristic methods, theories, and research, particularly with respect to foodways, provides ways to improve the culture of prisons and jails and also enhance the well-being of inmates.
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The previous domination of ballad and song gave way to American folklore and folklife as the dominant folkloristic subject taught in American colleges (26 percent), just behind the introductory course (Baker 1971, 1986).
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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Relating to traditional stories, songs, and customs of a community
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Etymology
Folkloristic comes from the common word folklore, where folk means 'people' and lore means 'stories', and the ending -istic means 'relating to'. So folkloristic describes things that are about the traditional stories, beliefs, and customs of ordinary people.