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Folklore studies
Tales, proverbs, laments and customs passed on by voice, and how to collect them with consent.
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- Faculty of Arts
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01Fields
The A narrower topic within a discipline. this discipline covers.
- Folk song
- Tales and proverbs
- Folk custom
- Collecting folklore ethically
02Classification
Where the discipline sits in the international lists of fields.
| Scheme | Code | Steward |
|---|---|---|
| OECD Fields of Research and Development (FORD), Frascati Manual 2015, Table 2.2 | 6.4 | OECD |
| ISCED Fields of Education and Training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013) | 0215 | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
03Courses
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04Communities of practice
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06Related service subsites
07More in this department
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Music and musicology
Musicology studies music and the people who make it, from dengbêj song and maqam to recording in exile.
0 courses4 fields
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Dance and theatre
Dance and theatre, from the line dances of weddings and Newroz to the Kurdish stage.
0 courses3 fields
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@misc{kco2026_learn_disciplines_folklore_studies, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Folklore studies}, url = {https://kurds.global/learn/disciplines/folklore-studies/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/disciplines/folklore-studies/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_learn_discip N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Folklore studies UR - https://kurds.global/learn/disciplines/folklore-studies/ ER -