Leaving aside cases of lifelong dedication, is there a period in life when person would be most likely to cultivate folklore? This piece argues that is, and it person’s twenties thirties. Various historical examples are adduced support this proposition. Then seeming (and real) exceptions generalization discussed, series possible explanations for phenomenon put forward. The article conclu...

This essay examines the process by which the discourse of folklore is used to entextualize and recontextualize the oral tradition in West Bengal through a discussion of two contemporary Bangla novels. Motifs from folk tales, myths, and popular epic poems are being re-appropriated by urban cultural forms– both popular as well as elite – to articulate new identities and subject positions. I selec...

ge group of professional scientists and local ethno-culture preservation enthusiasts. The collected audio video material is transferred to the most famous folklore archives in Kyiv, Lviv Dnipro, regional cultural heritage protection institutions. It a time-consuming process which not always carried out systematically consistently. In February 2022, hostilities launched by Russo-fascists Ukraine...