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Folk belief

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In folkloristics, folk belief or folk-belief is a broad genre of folklore that is often expressed in narratives, customs, rituals, foodways, proverbs, and rhymes.[1] It also includes a wide variety of behaviors that are influenced by folk belief [2] through literature and theater. Examples of concepts included in this genre are magic, popular belief, folk religion, planting signs, hoodoo, conjuration, charms, rootwork, taboos, old wives' tales [3] that inspire fear and awe among those that practice folk traditions. In addition, there are omens, portents, the supernatural and folk medicine.[4]

Folk belief and associated behaviors are strongly evidenced among all elements of society, regardless of education level or income [5]. Folk belief is found in an agricultural, suburban, and urban environments alike.[6] Folk belief can appear in many different ways within a culture. [7] Folk belief is a common practice across the globe, embodying culturally distinct features dependent upon geographic location.[8]

Terminology

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One of a variety of compounds extending from the coinage of the term folklore in 1846 (previously popular antiquities), the term folk-belief is first evidenced in use by British folklorist Laurence Gomme in 1892.[9]

Common parlance employs the word superstition for what folklorists generally refer to as folk belief.[10]

See also

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  • New religious movement – Religious community or spiritual group of modern origin
  • Popular belief- Influenced by religion, but developed outside of established religious institutions
  • Pseudoreligion – Non-mainstream philosophical movement which functions like a religion
  • Religion – Social-cultural system
  • Old wives' tales- Supposed truth that is actually a superstition
  • Folk religion- Religious expression distinct from organized religious doctrines

Notes

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  1. ↑ McCormick, Charlie; White, Kim Kennedy (2011). Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art, Second Edition. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 211. ISBN 9781598842418.
  2. ↑ Zhao, Xiaohuan, ed. (2022-11-02). "Religion and Folk Belief in Chinese Literature and Theatre". Multidisciplinary Publishing Institute. doi:10.3390/books978-3-0365-5410-5. ISBN 978-3-0365-5410-5.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  3. ↑ Lax, Maria (2026). "A Constant Quiet Terror: Getting Lost In Irish Folklore- In Pictures". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Green (1997:89).
  5. ↑ ABNEY, LISA (2019-08-01), "THE LINGUISTIC SURVEY OF NORTH LOUISIANA", Language in Louisiana, University Press of Mississippi, pp. 203–226, doi:10.2307/j.ctvkwnnm1.21, retrieved 2026-08-09
  6. ↑ Green (1997:97).
  7. ↑ Kuusela (2020:165).
  8. ↑ Chong, Shao Zheng (2024). "Spiritual Life and Folk Beliefs in Vietnam in the Modern Era: An Anthropological ApproachSpiritual Life and Folk Beliefs in Vietnam in the Modern Era: An Anthropological Approach" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences. 22 (2). doi:10.57239/PJLSS-2024-22.2.001091.
  9. ↑ "folk, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2016. Web. 3 November 2016. See also "folklore, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2016. Web. 3 November 2016.
  10. ↑ For example, see discussion in Georges & Jones (1995:122).

References

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  • Georges, Robert A. & Jones, Michael Owen. 1995. Folkloristics: An Introduction. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253329345.
  • Green, Thomas A. 1997. Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO.
  • Kuusela, Tommy. 2020. Spirited Away by the Female Forest Spirit in Swedish Folk Belief Vol. 1. Pages 159–179 doi:10.1080/0015587X.2019.1701280.
  • Abney, Lisa. 2019. The Linguistic Survey of North Louisiana. Language in Louisiana, University Press of Mississippi, pages 203-226.
  • Zhao, X. 2022. Religion and Folk Belief in Chinese Literature and Theater. MDPI- Multidisciplinary Publishing Institute.
  • Chong, SZ. 2024. Spiritual Life and Folk Beliefs in Vietnam: An Anthropological Approach. Pakistan Journal of Life and Scienceshttps://doi.org/10.57239/PJLSS-2024-22.2.001091.
  • Lax, Maria. 2026. A Constant Quiet Terror: Getting Lost in Irish Folklore- in Pictures. The Guardian, Guardian News and Media.
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