folklore studies
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folklore studies
An academic discipline concerned with researching the culture of a people, especially traditions, customs, everyday life, and festivals. Today it is often also referred to as European ethnology.
Im Studium der Volkskunde analysierte sie alte Märchen und Sagen.
In her folklore studies program, she analyzed old fairy tales and legends.
The word is made up of 'Volk' (people) and 'Kunde' (knowledge/studies). Here, 'Kunde' means 'science' or 'field of study', as also in 'Erdkunde' (geography). Volkskunde is therefore literally the 'study of the people'.
Die Erdkunde beschreibt die Erde, die Volkskunde beschreibt die Kultur des Volkes.
Geography describes the earth; folklore studies describes the culture of the people.
'Volkskunde' (folklore studies) is the traditional name for an academic discipline. The word is therefore used almost exclusively in the context of universities, research, and museums.
Sie hat an der Universität Wien Volkskunde studiert.
She studied folklore studies at the University of Vienna.
Since it is a field of study, 'Volkskunde' (folklore studies) is often combined with verbs such as 'studieren' (to study), 'lehren' (to teach), 'erforschen' (to research), or 'sich befassen mit' (to deal with/be concerned with).
Der Professor befasst sich seit Jahren mit der regionalen Volkskunde.
The professor has been working on regional folklore studies for years.
ethnology
Volkskunde and Ethnologie both study culture. Volkskunde focuses especially on the traditions, customs, and everyday life of folk culture, often in Europe. Ethnologie, by contrast, compares different cultures and also examines their social, economic, and religious structures.
In der Volkskunde untersucht sie die traditionellen Erntefeste einer europäischen Region.
In folklore studies, she examines the traditional harvest festivals of a European region.
In der Ethnologie vergleicht sie die Erntefeste verschiedener Kulturen.
In ethnology, she compares the harvest festivals of different cultures.
