Genres of Comoran folklore
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An understanding of a culture's classification of their oral traditions can enhance folklore research. Cormoran folklore is made up of two traditional genres, the hadisi and hale. Hadisi usually involves myths and stories based on Muslim tradition. The hale is generally a fictitious story involving outrageous circumstances or imaginary worlds.
Publication Name: Journal of Folklore Research
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0737-7037
Year: 1997
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Texture, text, and context of the folklore text vs. indexing
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A series of contexts should be used as a method of classifying folklore. Language, sound, kinetics, literary-artistic qualities of texture and content, historical context, cultural contexts, social and psychological context, the audience and social organization should be incorporated in the classification method.
Publication Name: Journal of Folklore Research
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0737-7037
Year: 1997
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