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Folklore vs Folkloristics - What's the difference?

folklore | folkloristics |

As nouns the difference between folklore and folkloristics

is that folklore is folklore while folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore.

folklore

English

Noun

(wikipedia folklore)
  • The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

    • Related terms

    * folkloric * folklorist * (l)

    See also

    * folk * lore * myth * oral tradition ----

    folkloristics

    English

    (wikipedia folkloristics)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The formal academic study of folklore.