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'''Ancient Greek folklore''' consists of the [[folklore]] of the [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]]. The topic includes genres such as [[mythology]] ([[Greek mythology]]), [[legend]], and [[Folklore genre|folktales]]. According to classicist [[William Hansen (classicist)|William Hansen]]: "the Greeks and Romans had all the genres of oral narrative known to us, even [[ghostlore|ghost stories]] and [[urban legend]]s, but they also told all kinds that in most of the Western world no longer circulate orally, such as [[Greek mythology|myths]] and [[fairytale]]s."<ref name="HANSEN-2019-xxv">{{harvnb|Hansen|2019|p=xxv}}</ref> |
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Specific genres of folklore have been the topic of scholarly examination, including [[ghostlore]]. For example, classicist D. Felton notes that "the Greeks and Romans had many [[folk belief|folk-beliefs]] concerning ghosts", and highlights a variety of instances of the genre in the Classical record.<ref name="FELTON-2010-4-8">{{harvnb|Felton|2010|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=3TCwxMR2GokC&dq=%22the%20Greeks%20and%20Romans%20had%20many%20folk-beliefs%20concerning%20ghosts%22&pg=PA4 4]–8}}</ref> |
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'''Ancient Greek folklore''' consists of the [[folklore]] of the [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]]. The topic includes genres such as [[mythology]] ([[Greek mythology]]), [[legend]], and [[folktales]]. |
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Historically, classicists rarely delved into [[folklore studies]].<ref name="ANDERSON-2006-IX">{{harvnb|Anderson|2006|p=IX|ps=; "...classicists, in particular, tend to ... ignore folklore as a subject in its own right."}}</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Modern Greek folklore]] |
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*[[Roman folklore]] |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Graham|year=2006|title=Greek and Roman Folklore: A Handbook|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|isbn=9780313335754}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Felton|first=D|year=2010|title=Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity|publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|isbn=978-0-292-78924-1}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:20, 7 March 2024
Ancient Greek folklore consists of the folklore of the ancient Greeks. The topic includes genres such as mythology (Greek mythology), legend, and folktales. According to classicist William Hansen: "the Greeks and Romans had all the genres of oral narrative known to us, even ghost stories and urban legends, but they also told all kinds that in most of the Western world no longer circulate orally, such as myths and fairytales."[1]
Specific genres of folklore have been the topic of scholarly examination, including ghostlore. For example, classicist D. Felton notes that "the Greeks and Romans had many folk-beliefs concerning ghosts", and highlights a variety of instances of the genre in the Classical record.[2]
Historically, classicists rarely delved into folklore studies.[3]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hansen 2019, p. xxv
- ^ Felton 2010, p. 4–8
- ^ Anderson 2006, p. IX; "...classicists, in particular, tend to ... ignore folklore as a subject in its own right."
References[edit]
- Anderson, Graham (2006). Greek and Roman Folklore: A Handbook. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313335754.
- Felton, D (2010). Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78924-1.
- Hansen, William (2019). The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691195926.
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