The Science of Folklore by Alexander Haggerty Krappe is a comprehensive exploration of the origins, development, and significance of folklore. The book delves into the history of folklore studies, examining the contributions of early scholars and tracing the evolution of folklore as an academic discipline. Krappe explores the various forms of folklore, including myths, legends, fairy tales, and folk songs, and discusses the cultural and social contexts in which they arose.The Science of Folklore also considers the ...
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The Science of Folklore by Alexander Haggerty Krappe is a comprehensive exploration of the origins, development, and significance of folklore. The book delves into the history of folklore studies, examining the contributions of early scholars and tracing the evolution of folklore as an academic discipline. Krappe explores the various forms of folklore, including myths, legends, fairy tales, and folk songs, and discusses the cultural and social contexts in which they arose.The Science of Folklore also considers the psychological and anthropological aspects of folklore, examining the ways in which these stories reflect and shape human beliefs, values, and behavior. Krappe draws on examples from a wide range of cultures and traditions to illustrate the universality and enduring relevance of folklore.Overall, The Science of Folklore offers a fascinating and informative look at the rich and complex world of folklore, providing readers with a deeper understanding of this important aspect of human culture.1930. Folklore is a historical science, having its own methods of research and admitting of the same system of checks and verifications as any other. With its sister sciences it may combine to make up the cycle of our knowledge of man's past life. From this follows that it may assume the rank of an ancillary science to any or all of them, and it has done so repeatedly, notably to the various philogies, history, ethnography, and the history of religion. The author would therefore be particularly happy if his book could prove useful to fellow workers in such related fields, anxious to acquaint themselves with the fundamental facts and working methods of folklore.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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