Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Folklore

The common orally transmitted traditions, folktales, festivals, songs, superstitions, and stories of all peoples.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The common orally transmitted traditions, folktales, festivals, songs, superstitions, and stories of all peoples.

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5 entry terms
  • Folklores
  • Fairy Tale
  • Folktale
  • Fairy Tales
  • Folktales

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Indexed with the subheadings history, psychology.

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  1. I01w.076w.201w.450w.515w
  2. K01w.517w.455w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Folklore. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005495. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005495
  2. Folklore. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore
  3. Folklore. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36192