Introduction to Folklore

(2.5,3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught as IRFL10010 "Introduction to Folklore" at host institution. This is an introductory course, which defines and describes folklore, and explains the sources and methods that are used in folklore studies. Oral and material aspects of folklore will be explained, and illustrations will be provided to show that folklore consists of varying combinations of these. A basic introduction will be given to the genres of storytelling, and to the ethnology of traditional and contemporary Ireland. Iinternational systems of classification of the elements of folklore will be demonstrated, and the various theoretical approaches will be discussed.